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Releasing processes
Name: Christine Date: July 6, 2003 at 15:17:15 Pacific OS: W2K Pro CPU/Ram: Intel something 258K
Comment:
Hi all! I'm sorry I can't tell you my processor, it's on my laptop and not here.
However, I am having trouble with W2K not releasing processes. When I close a program appropriately (File, Close) or via the "x" in the corner, it never really closes. I still find it in the Task Manager, sometimes hanging up other things. Particularly shut down, as a matter of fact.
I haven't found any info on this, but wondered if anyone else had experienced this and how you handled it.
Name: Brian Date: July 6, 2003 at 16:24:49 Pacific
Reply:
Here is a free program called Process Explorer and can tell which process is causing the problem http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: July 6, 2003 at 17:25:50 Pacific
Reply:
There are a number of programs, especially financal apps, that do not close down with clicking the X. All they do is close the window but they remain.
Might want to state what programs are the issue.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jeruvy Date: July 7, 2003 at 13:36:54 Pacific
Reply:
Um, I would not run Process Explorer, it's a very complex tool and not quickly intuitive to the average user.
Use task manager to see what process is hanging it up, what is the laptop doing at the time? What background tasks/services are configured on the top?
Wanderers suggestion is key to a solution.
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Response Number 4
Name: Brian Date: July 8, 2003 at 02:46:39 Pacific
Reply:
it is not, maybe not for you is to complex tool.
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Response Number 5
Name: Jeruvy Date: July 8, 2003 at 10:10:37 Pacific
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