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In computing, a hang or freeze occurs when either a process or system ceases to respond to inputs. A typical example is when computer's graphical user interface (such as Microsoft Windows [ a ] ) no longer responds to the user typing on the keyboard or moving the mouse.
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Desktop Gold may not be able to launch on your PC due to some compatibility issues with Flash Player. 1. Restart your computer. 2. Uninstall Flash Player PPAPI by accessing the Programs & Features window in the Control Panel. 3. Launch Desktop Gold.
[26] [27] [24] Windows 3.1, 95, and 98 supports customizing the color of the screen [28] whereas the color is hard-coded in the Windows NT family. [28] Windows 95, 98, and Me render their BSoDs in the 80×25 text mode with a 720×400 screen resolution. BSoDs in the Windows NT family initially used the 80×50 text mode with a 720×400 screen ...
Examples of computer glitches causing disruption include an unexpected shutdown of a water filtration plant in New Canaan, 2010, [7] failures in the Computer Aided Dispatch system used by the police in Austin, resulting in unresponded 911 calls, [8] and an unexpected bit flip causing the Cassini spacecraft to enter "safe mode" in November 2010. [9]
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Y2K is a numeronym and was the common abbreviation for the year 2000 software problem. The abbreviation combines the letter Y for "year", the number 2 and a capitalized version of k for the SI unit prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K signifies 2000.
Warning signs may include freeze-ups, graphical problems in the middle of gameplay, such as checkerboard or pinstripe patterns on the screen, and sound errors; mostly consisting of extremely loud noises that can’t be affected by the volume control, the console only responding when the power button is pressed to turn it off. [10]