When I try to press the red ‘X’ button when I want to end a programme, I can’t because its shaded and blocked and I can’t access it. Is there anyway to remove it?
I think we’re gonna need a whole lot more information here.
What is the computer’s physical set up?
What OS / Version?
What programs are giving you trouble?
Windows XP
just getting rid of defunct programmes, erm sometimes when I close an msn conversation its on there too
How is it shaded and blocked?
If the window is not maximized then the upper right corner could be up and/or off to the right just enough to keep your cursor from reaching it. Either maximizing or moving the window will bring it back onto the screen. If it’s blocked by other things then minimize or close them. If all else fails then use Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
here’s an example of what I’m talking about.
Your screenshot is too small for me to read it. I tried expanding it, but it got all blurry. Mind trying again?
When the x is greyed out in a dialog window like that, it means you have to choose one of the buttons. If, for some reason, you don’t want to select one of the buttons offered, then you have to do “Ctrl-Alt-Del” and kill the application or process.
daffyduck is almost there! The method is right (use a button, or kill the whole program with Ctrl-Alt-Del), but in Windows jargon it’s a ‘dialog box’, not a window at all. Yes, it’s a nitpick, but it can be confusing if you don’t follow the naming convention.
[Check 1985 hardcover edition of Inside Macintosh Vols. I-III, I-399 (The Dialog Manager)]
[/Check 1985 hardcover edition of Inside Macintosh Vols. I-III, I-399 (The Dialog Manager)]
Yes, Mac! But Windows too! :smack: