Business Planner: Unexpected Behavior When You Press and Hold Down CTRL+C (233463)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Business Planner

This article was previously published under Q233463

SYMPTOMS

When you press and hold down the CTRL+C key combination for longer than 30 seconds in Microsoft Business Planner, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
  • Text may be truncated or be displayed in an unexpected font.

  • Text or graphic elements may not be displayed on the screen.

  • Commands may not be displayed on menus.

  • A blank dialog box that contains only an OK button may appear on the screen.

  • You may receive an error message on a blue screen.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you press and hold down CTRL+C on a page that contains bitmap data. This operation drains system resources.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, quit and then restart Business Planner.

To prevent this issue from occurring, press but do not hold down CTRL+C when you want to copy text or graphics to the clipboard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Business Planner.

MORE INFORMATION

When you press and hold down CTRL+C on a page that contains bitmap data, you continue to drain system resources. If you press and hold down CTRL+C for more than 30 seconds, you can reduce system resources to 0%.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/27/1999
Keywords:kbbug kbdisplay kbui KB233463