ALT+F4 Hangs Paint When in View Bitmap Mode

ID: Q138827

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Paint may stop responding (hang) if you press ALT+F4 when Paint is in View Bitmap mode.

CAUSE

Paint does not handle the ALT+F4 key combination correctly when it is in View Bitmap mode.

RESOLUTION

To close Paint when this problem occurs, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Paint, and then click End Task.

To avoid this problem, cancel View Bitmap mode by clicking the bitmap or pressing any key before you press ALT+F4 to quit Paint.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Paint. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords : win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
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