Moving Task with Minimized Icons Causes a UAE in Windows

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q71448
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

Windows version 3.0 generates an "Unrecoverable Application Error: Terminating Current Application" if you do the following:

  1. Choose the Task List by double-clicking from the Program Manager desktop (double-clicking the background picture), or bring the Task List up by pressing CTRL+ESC.

  2. Click the hyphen (-) on the Command Bar (or press ALT+SPACEBAR).

  3. Choose Move and press the SPACEBAR to move the Task List with the mouse.

  4. Double-click a minimized application.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.0. This problem was corrected and does not occur in later versions of Windows.

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

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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