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- From: mortenk@dhhalden.no (MORTEN KNUDSEN)
- Subject: Re: 2.1b bug and editorial comment on killing processes
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- References: <1993Jan19.231538.1313@yvax.byu.edu> <72754669212463@flame.ra.anl.gov>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:10:47 GMT
-
- In article <72754669212463@flame.ra.anl.gov> sparapan@flame.ra.anl.gov (RA Sparapani RA/208/xxx gwing) writes:
- >From: sparapan@flame.ra.anl.gov (RA Sparapani RA/208/xxx gwing)
- >Subject: Re: 2.1b bug and editorial comment on killing processes
- >Date: 20 Jan 93 16:18:12 GMT
- >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 fine
- >>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 that
- >>hang (like the WPS). I think this is a great idea. There have been numberous
- >>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 at
- >>the same time, so I would assume OS/2 is still alive and running, just the WPS
- >>is toast. Killing it and restarting it would be quite beneficial, instead of
- >>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.
- >
- How about when you can't kill WPS, but the instance you hit C-A-D, a
- "wait while system is rebooting" message appears, and you reboot?
-
- >Rodney
-
- Morton.
-