-----Original Message-----
Is there anyway to control the order in which Windows XP shut down the
applications. Many of the icons are on the system tray.
For instance shut off the Internet connection icon before Zone Alarm
so it would be more secure.
Because sometimes my computer freezes and I have to shut down and boot up
again since cancelling apps. from task manager doesn't seem to work.
Thanks.
Bun Mui
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Don't you think it would be better to find out why your
system is freezing up on you? This is not normal.
Troubleshooting Computer Lockups (Freezes)
Many readers write each week with a similar problem:
their computers periodically lock up or "freeze," so that
the mouse and keyboard won't function and nothing can be
done for a period of time (sometimes the system unlocks
after a while; in other cases you have to reboot). This
is a common problem but not an easy one to diagnose
because it has so many causes. It's like a person going
to the doctor with the complaint of a cough; the problem
could be a cold, an allergy, a substance stuck in the
throat, cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc. Here are
some common causes of lockups:
Software incompatibility
Hardware incompatibility or incorrect device driver
Bad RAM
Video card problems
Dying power supply
Processor getting too hot
The first step in diagnosing the problem is to keep a
journal showing exactly what you were doing each time the
system froze. This can help you spot patterns - for
example, if the lockup occurs when you try to print, or
whenever you play a sound, that suggests a problem with
the specific hardware device or its software driver.
Heat, bad RAM or a power supply that's about to give out
are more likely if the lockups are random.
Spybot "Search and Destroy"
http://www.safer-networking.org/
Spywareblaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoft.de/
CWS Shedder,Hijackthis,BHO Demon
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Hijackthis tutorial
www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.php
winpatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/
CWShredder (Line 313) Home page lock (Line 63)
Hijack this (Line 116)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Useful links about spyware.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
www.spychecker.com/home.html
A list of "bogus" anti-spyware tools
http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/axslinger/helpfiles/bogus.ht
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