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-----Message d'origine----- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de [EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoy� : mercredi 6 octobre 2004 18:00 � : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : metacard Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6 Send metacard mailing list submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of metacard digest..." This is the Metacard mailing list. Today's Topics: 1. RE: Bizarre 2: On XP answer file command sometimes hangs (Huisingh, Larry R) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 09:56:14 -0700 From: "Huisingh, Larry R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Bizarre 2: On XP answer file command sometimes hangs To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain > > On 4 Oct 2004, at 16:38, Huisingh, Larry R wrote: > > > I believe this is just a slight clarification but what is probably > > happening as far as the Task Manager is concerned is that when you > > click "Switch To" > > Windows is giving control to the program in question. > Normally, when > > a program comes to the foreground it is responsible to refresh the > > screen in the area where the previous program window was > displayed. > > If a program is hung it doesn't get around to redrawing its screen > > area and the previous screen is left still showing. In > other words, > > Task Manager is not hung but the program you are trying to > switch to > > is hung. > > > > Is it possible that there is another window or dialog box that is > > trying to get input so it looks like the program isn't responding? > > Try Alt-Esc to see if there are some other screens waiting > for input > > or if there is a hidden error message. > > > > Larry Huisingh > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > But it looks like the Task Manager really is hung. I said "Switch To" > but I meant "Bring To Front". If I try to Bring To Front for the > "phony" app, nothing happens. When I then click in the Task Manager's > close box, I get the system error message "End Program - Windows Task > Manager ... This program is not responding, etc...." message. > > Also, I just noticed that if I wait 10 minutes after clicking the > button that calls "answer file", the file selection dialog will > appear. > During that time, CPU activity is between 0% and 1%, (if I can trust > the Task Manager :)). > > I think I may have to give up on this. I've noticed some other odd > behavior on the system, and I think it may be time for a drive format > and a re-install. > > Cheers > Dave Have you done a scan for spyware/adware (different from viruses)? Do you have a network share/FTP site normally connected that at this time is not connected and the system is waiting for a response before the dialog comes up? I'm just grasping at straws. Does this behavior happen on other machines? If not, then there is something about yours that is out of whack. An OS reinstall may be in order. Larry Huisingh ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard End of metacard Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6 *************************************** _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
