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Crashing programs

Crashing programs

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Crashing programs

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- [Instructor] The number one thing to remember when a program crashes is that it's not your fault. Software has bugs. The computer system has flaws. Hardware can be to blame. A number of reasons exist for a program to crash. The worst case is when the computer stops responding to input and suddenly restarts. The situation happens to me as well. I just assume the computer is overwhelmed and it needs a break. Wait for the computer to restart and then continue your work. If the program you were using before the crash recognizes that it has crashed, submit a crash report if prompted, this way the developer can address the situation. Some programs may freeze or stall. This program here is okay, but pretend it's not responding. If you can move the mouse, click outside the window. The rest of the programs on your computer should run just fine if it's this one program that's crashed. At this point, what I typically do…

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