Quit stuck programs without a visible Force Quit box

Nov 20, '02 09:53:24AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

You know that you can force quit frozen applications or games by pressing Apple (Command) plus Option plus Escape, and the Force Quit window will show up, allowing you to force quit the frozen application. But in some frozen applications and games, the Force Quit window won't show up. It makes you think the whole system has crashed. Most of the times, though, it hasn't.

Here is what you do before you press reset button; hold down Apple (Command) and Option and Escape, then just hit Enter. You might have to hit Enter twice in some crashes.

[Editor's note: Some good, simple advice -- it seems the Force Quit dialog can't always force itself to the top layer of the screen ... and since the currently running application is usually the selected item in the Force Quit dialog, the Enter key activates the selection (ie forces it to quit). This may not work all the time, but it's definitely saved me a reset or two while playing Spiderman!]

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