Winnt32.exe Forces Restart Even When Other Programs Are Open with Unsaved Data

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SUMMARY

When you run Winnt32.exe to upgrade Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT to Windows 2000, you receive the following prompt if other programs are running with unsaved data:

Save Document?

If you click Cancel, the computer is restarted and you have no opportunity to save the data.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is unchanged from Windows NT 4.0 and earlier versions. Winnt32.exe calls the ExitWindowsEx(EWX_FORCE) API to restart the computer. The only way to interrupt the restart is to click "Don't restart now" when you are prompted.