Microsoft KB Archive/134544

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GP Fault Pressing CTRL+ESC in 3 Balloons Program

Q134544



The information in this article applies to:


  • Microsoft Windows 95





SYMPTOMS

When you press CTRL+ESC to switch tasks in the program 3 Balloons - Alphabet, Numbers, and Shapes, you may receive the following error message:

BALLOONS caused a general protection fault in module QCMC.QTC at 0002:00000819.



CAUSE

The 3 Balloons program is not completely compatible with the asynchronous task switching used in Windows 95.



RESOLUTION

Do not press CTRL+ESC to switch away from the 3 Balloons program. Instead, press ALT+TAB, or click a program on the taskbar.



MORE INFORMATION

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Last Reviewed: December 15, 2000
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