Close all windows applications

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L.D.

Wanted freeware to close all windows applications. I want this so when I
go to install a program and I get the message to close all running
applications, I can just click and do it. If not available, how do I
know what all is running and would this also mean to close you browser
and other small items like the clock, sound volume, etc.
L.D.
 
L.D. said:
Wanted freeware to close all windows applications. I want this so when I
go to install a program and I get the message to close all running
applications, I can just click and do it. If not available, how do I
know what all is running and would this also mean to close you browser
and other small items like the clock, sound volume, etc.
L.D.
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Da brauchts Hardwarekenntnisse. Netzstecker rausziehen beendet alles.

Realname
 
Realname said:
Da brauchts Hardwarekenntnisse. Netzstecker rausziehen beendet alles.

Realname
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How about using your windows task manager

Hold Control+Alt and press Delete
Select Applications and end tasks

thats what I do
 
tf76 said:
How about using your windows task manager

Hold Control+Alt and press Delete
Select Applications and end tasks

thats what I do
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OK, this may be simpler than I thought.

How about, for example, I have a little freeware program called "Tiny
Spell". It is always working and right now if I misspell a word it tells
me. In task manager in the applications tab, that isn't listed at all,
running or otherwise. Should "Tiny Spell" be closed when I install
something? Why doesn't it show it in task manager?
L.D.
 
To tell you the truth, I leave my startup programs running and even
sometimes leave other programs running. I use win xp, it might make a
difference if you have anything older
I don't have any issues when installing other programs


Only if I'm installing windows updates do I close everything, but even
then they ask to reboot your computer
:-)

tf76
http://www.topfreeware.net
Member of the Freeware Revolution
 
tf76 said:
To tell you the truth, I leave my startup programs running and even
sometimes leave other programs running. I use win xp, it might make a
difference if you have anything older
I don't have any issues when installing other programs


Only if I'm installing windows updates do I close everything, but even
then they ask to reboot your computer
:-)

tf76
http://www.topfreeware.net
Member of the Freeware Revolution
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Thanks,
I'm running XP home. A couple times I haven't closed everything because
of the hassle and as far as I know it didn't hurt anything.
L.D.
 
To tell you the truth, I leave my startup programs running and even
Thanks,
I'm running XP home. A couple times I haven't closed everything because
of the hassle and as far as I know it didn't hurt anything.
L.D.
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Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it. I never bother closing apps down when
installing new stuff. I must have installed hundreds of apps like that
without ever getting any issues.
 
Hello, L.D.!
You wrote on Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:23:47 -0500:
Wanted freeware to close all windows applications. I want this so when
I go to install a program and I get the message to close all running
applications, I can just click and do it. If not available, how do I
know what all is running and would this also mean to close you browser
and other small items like the clock, sound volume, etc.
L.D.
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Enditall2?

DESCRIPTION:
Install utilities usually tell you to shut down all other tasks while
they're operating. Other programs demand so much of your system's
computing power that any concurrently running tasks will impact their
performance. On today's powerful systems, you easily can have a dozen or
more programs loaded at any given time. Shutting them down manually is
tedious and time-consuming.

EndItAll 2 lists all the programs running on your system, and lets you
decide which ones to close down. The processes necessary for basic
system operation are protected from termination. From the remaining
processes, you can choose which to close, which to kill (close down
forcibly), and which to protect. Once you know which files you want to
shut down, you can configure EndItAll for automatic action via script or
batch file. This is useful for backups and defrags during off-hours.
Options let you block power management and the screen saver during
operation.

http://digilander.libero.it/rareware/EndItAll2.zip

Kindly regards.
 
Wanted freeware to close all windows applications. I want this so when I
go to install a program and I get the message to close all running
applications, I can just click and do it. If not available, how do I
know what all is running and would this also mean to close you browser
and other small items like the clock, sound volume, etc.
L.D.
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"SmartClose"
closes everything running and able to restart them (if wanted) again after.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/smartclose.html


Morgan O.
 
Am Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:10:30 -0500 schrieb L.D.:
OK, this may be simpler than I thought.

How about, for example, I have a little freeware program called "Tiny
Spell". It is always working and right now if I misspell a word it tells
me. In task manager in the applications tab, that isn't listed at all,
running or otherwise. Should "Tiny Spell" be closed when I install
something? Why doesn't it show it in task manager?
L.D.
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Maybe you should try another taskmanager. Here are a few (I like no 2 and
3)

http://www.koeltzsch.com/Software/KillProcess.aspx
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html
http://www.mkn-software.de/
http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx
 
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