In Windows Vista, the time for this box to appear was reduced to 10 seconds. In Windows XP, it took 30 seconds of a software application not communicating with the operating system before this message box appeared. This dialog is actually a Windows message indicating that the application listed has stopped responding to “Windows”, but it has not necessarily locked up! Though this box will appear preceding an actual crash, this box does not necessarily indicate that a crash is imminent. The most common misconception here is that SolidWorks has, or is about to crash. You could frankly replace “SolidWorks” with the name of ANY other application loaded on your Windows computer, even Windows Explorer!!
Well, NOT REALLY, at least not most of the time.įirst of all, this is a Windows message box, NOT a SolidWorks message box. Take, for instance, a dialog box most every seasoned SolidWorks user has seen at least once…
