Background applications

[Larry Newton]

I have a mystery application running in the background all the time. When I
try to log off, I get an error message that states a program is running and
I have the option to let it shut itself down or hit end now. First, the
program is running on another identity (i.e., c:\documents and
settings\user\local settings. . .). Second, whenever I let the program shut
itself down, I get a message saying the program has stopped responding.
Third, I can't see the name of the program that is running so I can manually
shut this down. Lastly, when I do a ctrl-alt-delete nothing shows up in the
applications tab.

How do I identify programs running in the background causing shutdown
errors? Thanks in adance.

 

[Guest]

Try this thread :
http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#0bf4674bf8315c74

You may find solution.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Larry,

Boot into the System Admin account or use an Admin account and make sure in
the Task Manager that show processes for all users are listed. Other than
that, run:

Windows XP Startup Programs Tracker
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

And read over the log file. Other checkpoints are: Start/Run/Msconfig and
the runkeys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

In this case, under Current User. If per chance, this is a progam to be
kept:

This edit automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from
shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit.

Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown (Line 76)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Good luck and keep us posted!


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com