mr.sumo snr. wrote:
> " Louise Bremner" <dame_zumari@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1g037fg.1voz97y34awgoN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com...
> 
>>When a laptop running Windows 98 freezes, what's the magic key
>>combination to get the blasted thing running again?
>>
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>>                   Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
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> 
> 
> 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.  The machine will switch off.  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...
> 
Doesn't always work. That's why I learned to unplug the power cord and 
disengage the battery.

John W.