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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!tulane!ukma!cs.widener.edu!dsinc!satalink!john.will
  2. From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 
  3. Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
  4. Subject: Re: ALT-TAB from DOS box
  5. Message-ID: <5432.1100.uupcb@satalink.com>
  6. Date: 14 Dec 92 03:25:00 GMT
  7. Distribution: world
  8. Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
  9. Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 
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  12. ML>Since no keys (such as ALT-TAB) are reserved in the DOS prompt PIF,
  13. ML>Windows should see and trap the ALT-TAB and switch tasks (which it does
  14. ML>before the TSR is loaded).
  15.  
  16. Maybe if you'd tell us what TSR we're talking about we'd have a better
  17. idea what's going on.  It sure sounds like it's grabbing something that
  18. won't let Windows switch tasks, hard to say...
  19. ---
  20.  . KingQWK 1.05 # 97 . 2+2=4 (for the time being).
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