Terminating the Subsystem

If an ill-behaved application locks up the 16-bit Windows subsystem, you can terminate the subsystem.

To terminate the 16-bit Windows subsystem

  1. Press CTRL+ESC to bring up the Task List.
  2. From the Task List, select the application.
  3. Choose End Task.
  4. If problems persist, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to display the Windows NT Security dialog box.
  5. In the Windows NT Security dialog box, choose Logoff to display the Logoff Windows NT dialog box.
  6. In the Logoff Windows NT dialog box, choose OK to log off Window NT and display the Welcome box.
  7. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log back in to Windows NT.