Bizarre 2: On XP answer file command sometimes hangs

[Dave Cragg]

On 4 Oct 2004, at 16:38, Huisingh, Larry R wrote:

> I believe this is just a slight clarification but what is probably 
> happening
> as far as the Task Manager is concerned is that when you click "Switch 
> To"
> Windows is giving control to the program in question.  Normally, when a
> program comes to the foreground it is responsible to refresh the 
> screen in
> the area where the previous program window was displayed.  If a 
> program is
> hung it doesn't get around to redrawing its screen area and the 
> previous
> screen is left still showing.  In other words, Task Manager is not 
> hung but
> the program you are trying to switch to is hung.
>
> Is it possible that there is another window or dialog box that is 
> trying to
> get input so it looks like the program isn't responding?  Try Alt-Esc 
> to see
> if there are some other screens waiting for input or if there is a 
> hidden
> error message.
>
> Larry Huisingh

Thanks for the suggestions.

But it looks like the Task Manager really is hung. I said "Switch To" 
but I meant "Bring To Front". If I try to Bring To Front for the 
"phony" app, nothing happens. When I then click in the Task Manager's 
close box, I get the system error message "End Program - Windows Task 
Manager ... This program is not responding, etc...." message.

Also, I just noticed that if I wait 10 minutes after clicking the 
button that calls "answer file", the file selection dialog will appear. 
During that time, CPU activity is between 0% and 1%, (if I can trust 
the Task Manager :)).

I think I may have to give up on this. I've noticed some other odd 
behavior on the system, and I think it may be time for a drive format 
and a re-install.

Cheers
Dave


>
>> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:58:58 -0700
>> From: "Huisingh, Larry R" <Larry_R_Huisingh at RL.gov>
>> Subject: RE: Bizarre 2: On XP answer file command sometimes hangs
>> To: "'metacard at lists.runrev.com'" <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
>>
>>> What happens if you turn off your anti-virus software?
>> Perhaps that
>>> name is somehow triggering something in Norton that hangs
>> your system.
>>> I have heard about performance problems of many types in many apps
>>> when the anti-virus program is active.
>>>
>>> Larry Huisingh
>>>
>>
>> No change, but thanks for the suggestion.
>>
>> Some more observations. When I click the button that calls
>> "answer file", the stack window loses focus as it would if
>> the file selection window were open. Also at this point, in
>> Task Manager in the Applications tab, two instances of the
>> application are listed as running. By selecting one of these
>> (the phony one presumably) and right clicking and selecting
>> "Switch To", the Task Manager will stop responding.
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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