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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: problems with OS/2
Message-ID: <448.283b9a42@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 14:32:34 GMT
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In article <9105231121.AA92781@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org>, Kyle_Petersen@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Kyle Petersen) writes:
>   >In the last week I haven't been able to make a single program
>   >work with my computer... the program will inevitably hang, and
>   >take my serial port with it.  The only option I have is to resize
>   >the application to an icon and forget about using my serial port,
>   >or to reboot and try again, which I've done literally a hundred times.
> 
> FWIW, when you have the program minimized as an icon click on the icon to 
> bring 
> up the system menu and select close to terminate the program. This will keep 
> you from having to keep rebooting. Sorry I can't help with the hangs. 

Alternatively, bring up the task list (clik on the right mouse button
in some blank area of the screen, go down to the offending program, highlight
it and select "End Task".  
> 
> Kyle
> 
>         
> 
> --- msged 2.06 OS/2
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