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Eric Wajnberg wrote:

> Ok, here is a small code that generates the probleme.
> 
> One code is:
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <conio.h>
> 
> int main(void)
>     {
>     return 0;
>     }
> 
> It has to be compiled into a "b.exe" file.
> 
> A second code is:
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <conio.h>
> 
> int main(void)
>     {
>     int i=0;
>     (void)system("cls");
>     while (1)
>           {
>           (void)system("b");
>           gotoxy (10,10);
>           (void)printf("%d",i);
>           i++;
>           }
>     return 0;
>     }
> 
> As you can see, it lauchs b.exe an infinite number of times. If I run this
> second code, I get a crash arround 2000-2500 on my system (under Windows
> 98). If you want to see the error message, you should launch this NOT in full
> screen mode.

Under XP, I had to manually kill this.  It was still running strong at 
25100, more than 10 times the maximum you report.