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reset button

by user429 Sep 30, 2006 7:51PM PDT

I have a six-year-old computer with a reset button on the tower. This button is convenient because when a screen freezes up it is easier to press the reset button than to press ctrl. alt. and delete. I need to buy a new computer but the stores that I visited only sell computers that do not have reset buttons. If I buy a computer without a reset button how would I fix a frozen screen? Thank you very much.

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by Islander Sep 30, 2006 10:14PM PDT

If you buy a new computer one would think a frozen screen
to be very rare. If necessary you can depress the power button for up to 10 sec and the machine will power off, you can then restart.

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Yep. . .

by Coryphaeus Oct 2, 2006 8:51AM PDT

XP is so much more stable than W95/98. That's why the reset button is gone. XP can recover from frozen screens, if and when they ever happen. I have four PCs running XP Home and Pro and it never happens to me. Then, again, pressing the power button for >5 seconds powers off and you can power back up.

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