mr.sumo snr. <mr_sumo@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > When a laptop running Windows 98 freezes, what's the magic key
> > combination to get the blasted thing running again?
> 
> CTRL + ALT + DEL doesn't always work - especially when we're talking about a
> freeze that involves the keyboard as well.  No need to pull out the mains
> and unplug the battery.  Just push and hold the 'power on' button - hold it
> for at least 5 seconds.  

Aha! That did it. Hmmmm.... That's the last resort for this eMac too,
but I had to be reminded about that one too, recently. Thanks!

> The machine will switch off.  

...and back on again, with a snitty error message. No problem aside from
having to wait that eternity again for it to finish starting up, so I
can select Start to turn it off properly.

> This also works for
> desktops BTW.  It is a course of last resort though, since you'll obviously
> lose anything that you were working on - in Windows 98 that is...

Yeah, well, I hadn't even got to the stage where I could have done
anything I would have lost....

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