General program problems – Dell Inspiron 2500 User Manual

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Solving Problems

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General Program Problems

A program crashes

A program stops responding

A

RE QU I RE D

.DLL

FI L E

W A S

N O T

F OU N D

The program that you are

trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the
program.
Windows XP

1

Click the Start button.

2

Click Control Panel.

3

Click Add or Remove Programs, select the program you want to remove, and

click the Change or Remove Program icon.
See the program documentation for installation instructions.

Windows Me and Windows 2000

1

Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2

Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3

Select the program that you want to remove.

4

Click Add/Remove (click Change/Remove in Windows 2000) and follow the
prompts on the screen.
See the program documentation for installation instructions.

S

EE

T H E

S O FT W A RE

D O CU M E N TA TI O N

Many software manufacturers

maintain websites with information that may help you to solve the problem.

E

N D

T H E

P R O GR AM

1

Press and hold <Ctrl><Shift><Esc>.

2

In Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the Applications tab, and then select
the program that is no longer responding. In Windows Me, select the program

that is no longer responding.

3

Click the End Task button.

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