From: Chris Calvey <chris AT chris-calvey DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Bash crashes windows 98
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 16:28:05 +0000
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In article <u9iccsodurs0oo8lj72793p62t3gedtoh5 AT 4ax DOT com>, Damian Yerrick
<DONT DOT YOU DOT DAREd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comSEND DOT SPAM> writes
>>
>>> Windows is waiting for the "close window" dialog box.  One part of the
>>> OS has apparently taken out a lock on window creation when the C-M-del
>>> code wants to put up the "Kill..." dialog, and the task manager is
>>> waiting for that lock to be removed.  So it BSOD's out to character-
>>> cell mode and asks if you want to wait for the lock to go away (press
>>> Enter) or restart the computer (C-M-del again).
>I've seen the "waiting for Close Window box to open" BSOD before.

Damian

Thanks for clarifying matters. This indeed is the situation.
To answer Eli, I exit from bash using plain old "exit".

I must add that the problem is fairly intermittent and I have
tried to identify any patterns in what programs that I have used
while in bash, but there appear to be none. Sometimes I can work
in bash for hours, exit to windows with no problem. While other
times I shell out to bash execute vdir and exit and I get the
BSOD.

Thanks

Chris...
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Chris Calvey