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From: keifer@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: MS DOS crashes on random keyboa
Message-ID: <10800024@uiucdcsp>
Date: Mon, 21-Apr-86 19:39:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 21 19:39:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU!keifer    Apr 21 18:39:00 1986


Doing a screen dump on an IBM PC without a printer does NOT hang the
system.  It will timeout after about 30 seconds (or so) and then
continue.  If you do this (Shift_PrtSc, printer off), you'll notice
that after awhile the cursor will go to the upper left corner of the
screen for a bit while the PrtSc routine apparently decides the
printer is not there.  A short time later you will again have system
control.  

You don't have to reboot in this situation.  Just be patient.

	G. Seaburg
	c/o keifer
	uiucdcsp