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- From: hayesb@yvax.byu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: 2.1b bug and editorial comment on killing processes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.113044.1325@yvax.byu.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 11:30:44 -0700
- References: <72754669212463@flame.ra.anl.gov> <7J5oXB1w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Organization: Brigham Young University
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- In article <7J5oXB1w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>, mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us (Matthew Staben) writes:
- > sparapan@flame.ra.anl.gov (RA Sparapani RA/208/xxx gwing) writes:
- >
- >> In article <1993Jan19.231538.1313@yvax.byu.edu> hayesb@yvax.byu.edu writes:
- >> >I tried booting a specific version of DOS from drive A:. The process went f
- >> >until I tried to execute a ver command. The window hung and I couldn't even
- >> >kill it from the WPS. It did not affect any other part of the system though
- >> >
- >> >I have seen several messages about providing a hot key to kill processes tha
- >> >hang (like the WPS). I think this is a great idea. There have been numbero
- >> >occasions that the WPS has locked up, freezing the mouse and keyboard and
- >> >forcing me to reset. Many times there has still been disk activity going on
- >> >the same time, so I would assume OS/2 is still alive and running, just the W
- >> >is toast. Killing it and restarting it would be quite beneficial, instead o
- >> >having to hit the reset button.
- >> >
- >> >You listening IBM?
- >> >
- >> >Bryan
- >> >hayesb@yvax.byu.edu
- >>
- >> Bryan and the OS/2 World:
- >>
- >> I'm sorry to be picky (I wish for what you ask as well) , but if there is an
- >> application or process that freezes the keyboard, then how are you going to
- >> hot-key and kill the WPS or anything else for that matter? I think that is
- >> why PC makers made the hard reset button. Sorry if this is offensive to
- >> Bryan or anyone else.
- >>
- >> Rodney
- >
- >
- > But ROOOODDDDNNNEEEY, what about the CTRL-ALT-NUMLOCK keys. They work
- > when WPS is frozen to create a dump diskette! (do it twice sometime)
- >
- > Matt
- >
- > mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us
-
-
- Uh, Matt, I tried the CTRL-ALT-NUMLOCK combo. It locked the system. Couldn't
- even get a CTRL-ALT-DEL. What's the story on this key combo?
-
-
- Bryan
-