Gateway E-4650 To close unresponsive programs and restart your computer:

Restarting your computer

If your computer does not respond to keyboard or mouse input, you may have to close programs that are not responding. If closing unresponsive programs does not restore your computer to normal operation, you may have to restart the computer.

To close unresponsive programs and restart your computer:

1Press CTRL+ALT+DEL. A window opens that lets you close a program that is not responding.

2In Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows 98, select the program that is not responding.

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In Windows NT, click Task Manager, then select the program that is not responding.

3Close the program by clicking End Task.

4If the computer does not respond, turn off the computer power, wait ten seconds and turn the power on again.

Important If the computer does not turn off immediately, you may need to press and hold the power button for about five seconds.

As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status runs automatically. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.

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