GP Fault Pressing CTRL+ESC in 3 Balloons Program (134544)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q134544

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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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:KB134544
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