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ALT+F4 Hangs Paint When in View Bitmap Mode

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Article ID:138827
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q138827

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Paint may stop responding (hang) if you press ALT+F4 when Paint is in View Bitmap mode.

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CAUSE

Paint does not handle the ALT+F4 key combination correctly when it is in View Bitmap mode.

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RESOLUTION

To close Paint when this problem occurs, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Paint, and then click End Task.

To avoid this problem, cancel View Bitmap mode by clicking the bitmap or pressing any key before you press ALT+F4 to quit Paint.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Paint. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
KB138827

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