General problems, The computer stops responding, A program stops responding – Dell Dimension 8300 User Manual

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General Problems

The computer stops responding

A program stops responding

N

OT

ENOUGH

MEMOR Y

OR

RESOURCES

. C

LOSE

SOME

PROGRAMS

AND

TR Y

AGAIN

You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the
program that you want to use first.

O

PERATING

SYSTEM

NOT

FOUND

Contact Dell (see page 113).

T

HE

FILE

BEING

COPIED

IS

TOO

LARGE

FOR

THE

DESTINATION

DRIVE

— The file that

you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try copying the file to a blank disk or using a
larger-capacity disk.

x:\

IS

NOT

ACCESSIBLE

. T

HE

DEVICE

IS

NOT

READY

— The floppy drive cannot read the

disk. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and try again.

T

URN

THE

COMPUTER

OFF

— If your computer locks up and you are unable to get a response

by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for at
least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Then press the power button again to turn on
the computer. You might lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown.

E

ND

THE

PROGRAM

1

Press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> simultaneously.

2

Click Applications.

3

Click the program that is no longer responding.

4

Click End Task.

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