Saving Program Manager Configuration Without Exiting Windows

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q67608
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

To save the Program Manager configuration, choose Save Changes when you exit Microsoft Windows. To save your changes without exiting Windows, do the following:

  1. Open an MS-DOS prompt or any other MS-DOS application.

  2. Return to the Program Manager by pressing ALT+ESC, ALT+TAB, or CTRL+ESC.

  3. Select Exit Windows from the File menu to close Windows (do not close the DOS application). When prompted, click the Save Changes box and then click OK.

  4. Windows saves the configuration, then responds with the message: 

          Application Still Active: exit the application and then try
      closing Windows

  5. Click OK and then continue to work in Windows.

REFERENCES

PC Magazine, December 25, 1990 Volume 9 Number 22. "Saving the Configuration" by William S. Hall page 436.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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