Things You'll Need:
- Microsoft Windows
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Step 1
Use the keyboard command Control+Alt+Delete, pressing the keys simultaneously. A box labeled Close Programs appears.
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Step 2
Scroll through the list of open programs until you come to the one that has frozen.
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Step 3
Select the frozen program.
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Step 4
Click on End Task.
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Step 5
A message will appear saying, 'Program is not responding. End task?' Click on End Task. The program will shut down, and you'll be able to reopen it in the usual way.










Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 When you have used the "3 Finger Salute" Give it a minute or too (you have a frozen program). the computer is just waiting for the earilest possible time to respond. BTW pressing these keys twice in in Win95/98 will RESTART the machine NOT SHUT IT DOWN
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 The "three-finger-salute"
(ctrl-alt-del) has never worked for me in Windows 98 v.1. I'm convinced that there is no alternative other than rebooting (hit the "reset" button or the off/on button).
I've queried a lot of "gurus" on this to no avail.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Most of the time, Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesn't work. That's when you should hit the restart button on your PC.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Ctrl+Alt+Delete works in Windows 95, too.