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Q134544: GP Fault Pressing CTRL+ESC in 3 Balloons Program

Article: Q134544
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press CTRL+ESC to switch tasks in the program 3 Balloons - Alphabet,
Numbers, and Shapes, you may receive the following error message:

  BALLOONS caused a general protection fault in module QCMC.QTC at
  0002:00000819.

CAUSE
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The 3 Balloons program is not completely compatible with the asynchronous task
switching used in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION
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Do not press CTRL+ESC to switch away from the 3 Balloons program. Instead, press
ALT+TAB, or click a program on the taskbar.

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: gpf

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95

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