Q: I'm writing a very (very) important paper and all of a sudden, the screen froze. I can't save it, or anything else. What do I do?
A: Programs do freeze for no reason sometimes, but not often (I'm assuming you take care of your computer--defrag, don't download with abandon, update
it occasionally). Before you declare a dog-ate-my-homework sort of catastrophe, try this:
- Check your desktop for an open dialogue box and close it. You might have to answer its question first.
- Push escape four times. You might have inadvertently got yourself into something you don't even know you're in. Escape often lives up to its name.
- Click your program on the taskbar. You might have gotten out of it by accident.
90% of the time, your
computer is back to normal. If you're one of the ten percenters, I hope you saved early and often (every ten minutes).
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