ctrl-alt-del does not close a program

[Guest]

I have recently had a few programs lock up on me, and while Windows XP and
all other programs continue to function normally, the "not responding" dialog
box does not succeed in closing the program. I click "end now", and I get
the error reporting thing, but the window stays open on the screen, in the
task manager, and on the taskbar. The only thing that will close it is if I
shut down the computer. Running XP SP2, no strange downloads or anything,
just Norton, AIM, etc. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Galen]

In Shep <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I have recently had a few programs lock up on me, and while Windows
XP and all other programs continue to function normally, the "not
responding" dialog box does not succeed in closing the program. I
click "end now", and I get the error reporting thing, but the window
stays open on the screen, in the task manager, and on the taskbar.
The only thing that will close it is if I shut down the computer.
Running XP SP2, no strange downloads or anything, just Norton, AIM,
etc. Any suggestions? Thanks.

First...

Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://www.kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Second, click on the item and click go to process, right click on the
process and click end task. What processes are specifically giving you
troubles?

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