Re: Tab Key stops working

["Wendy DeCair" <wendy.decair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martha-

We switched to Windows NT for the PC.  When user's tab key stops working -
she closes BPCS and restarts.  She doesn't reboot anymore and she hasn't
locked up since we switched her to Windows NT.


Regards,

Wendy DeCair
Application Programming Manager
Country Fresh Inc. - a Suiza Foods Co.


Miracles happen to those who believe in them.  -  Bernard Berenson





----- Original Message -----
From: Martha Bayer <mbayer@badgerminingcorp.com>
To: BPCS Mailing List (E-mail) <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Cc: Bruce Holmgreen <bholmgre@badgerminingcorp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 5:09 PM
Subject: Tab Key stops working


> We're v6.0.02 March 1998 C/S.
>
> A long time ago, there was a discussion about what to do when the tab key
> stops working while you're in BPCS.  It always seems to closely foreshadow
a
> total lock up that requires a hard boot.  One suggestion made before was
to
> press [Alt][Tab] twice and this would unlock it.  We've had no success
with
> this approach, and are currently recommending that users go ahead and
reboot
> their computer as soon as the tab key stops working.  But its disruptive
and
> time-consuming, so they want a more palatable answer.  Has anyone out
there
> got a new idea?
>
> "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke
of
> luck." - The Dalai Lama
>
> Martha Bayer
> mbayer@badgerminingcorp.com
> phone: 920-361-2388
> fax:     920-361-2826
>
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