How do I cancel an operation that I am waiting for

[Barry Karas]

11-Jun-06

One thing I forgot to ask the other day:

How do I cancel an operation that I am waiting for? I have Windows XP
Pro with S.P.2. I'll clarify this. When I choose an operation, I get
an hourglass instead of my (mouse) pointer. I cannot use anything in
the meantime. When the time drags on for a while I'll just want to
cancel out of the operation (and try again). [I cannot even use "stop"
on my browser because I do not have a pointer - only the hourglass.]

How do I get the pointer back?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

P.S. Sometimes I get the mouse pointer superimposed on top of the
hourglass. This seems to be like the hourglass alone because nothing
works.

P.P.S. Nothing happens when I use [Alt. + F4].

 

[Guest]

try Alt+Ctrl+Del and use your keyboard to exit it through the process area
Note this is only a guess I dont even know what an op is

 

[Barry Karas]

I dont even know what an op is

I use it to mean a program/application.

Barry Karas
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try Alt+Ctrl+Del and use your keyboard to exit it through the process area
Note this is only a guess I dont even know what an op is

11-Jun-06

One thing I forgot to ask the other day:

How do I cancel an operation that I am waiting for? I have Windows XP
Pro with S.P.2. I'll clarify this. When I choose an operation, I get
an hourglass instead of my (mouse) pointer. I cannot use anything in
the meantime. When the time drags on for a while I'll just want to
cancel out of the operation (and try again). [I cannot even use "stop"
on my browser because I do not have a pointer - only the hourglass.]

How do I get the pointer back?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

P.S. Sometimes I get the mouse pointer superimposed on top of the
hourglass. This seems to be like the hourglass alone because nothing
works.

P.P.S. Nothing happens when I use [Alt. + F4].

 

[Barry Karas]

I forgot.; Alt+Ctrl+Del does not work too.

Barry Karas

try Alt+Ctrl+Del and use your keyboard to exit it through the process area
Note this is only a guess I dont even know what an op is

11-Jun-06

One thing I forgot to ask the other day:

How do I cancel an operation that I am waiting for? I have Windows XP
Pro with S.P.2. I'll clarify this. When I choose an operation, I get
an hourglass instead of my (mouse) pointer. I cannot use anything in
the meantime. When the time drags on for a while I'll just want to
cancel out of the operation (and try again). [I cannot even use "stop"
on my browser because I do not have a pointer - only the hourglass.]

How do I get the pointer back?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

P.S. Sometimes I get the mouse pointer superimposed on top of the
hourglass. This seems to be like the hourglass alone because nothing
works.

P.P.S. Nothing happens when I use [Alt. + F4].