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Guest Don J

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I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows you

to close any or all of them.

 

Can't find it. Please help.

 

Don J

 

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Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

CTRL+ALT+DEL

 

Don J wrote:

> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

> you

> to close any or all of them.

>

> Can't find it. Please help.

>

> Don J

>

> ---------------------------------------------------

Guest BillW50

Guest BillW50

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Don J wrote:

> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows you

> to close any or all of them.

>

> Can't find it. Please help.

 

Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.

Or run "taskmgr.exe".

 

--

Bill

Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

Guest Jordon

Guest Jordon

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

CTRL+SHFT+ESC is quicker.

 

--

Jordon

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> CTRL+ALT+DEL

>

> Don J wrote:

>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>> allows you

>> to close any or all of them.

>>

>> Can't find it. Please help.

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he

was talking about Applications, not Processes.

 

Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find

awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to

simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to

whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Jordon" <jordon@REMOVEgrahamtrucking.com> wrote in message

news:g7q4ua$9mt$1@registered.motzarella.org...

> CTRL+SHFT+ESC is quicker.

>

> --

> Jordon

>

> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>> CTRL+ALT+DEL

>>

>> Don J wrote:

>>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>>> you

>>> to close any or all of them.

>>>

>>> Can't find it. Please help.

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

 

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he

> was talking about Applications, not Processes.

>

> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find

> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to

> simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to

> whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

>

 

That's what CTRL+Shift+Esc does.

Guest Jordon

Guest Jordon

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he

> was talking about Applications, not Processes.

>

> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find

> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to

> simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to

> whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

 

But using Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager, will also

take you to the last open tab. It's one less click to use

Ctrl-Shift-Esc, which is easy to do with your left hand.

 

--

Jordon

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I got

it. Can anybody help?

 

Don J

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Don J wrote:

>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>> you to close any or all of them.

>>

>> Can't find it. Please help.

>

> Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or

> run "taskmgr.exe".

>

> --

> Bill

> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I sent.

It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

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> Well, at the moment, on my machine, Ctrl-Alt-Del opens TM to whatever tab

> it was on when last closed (hadn't noticed that, before), but Ctrl-Alt-Esc

> currently isn't doing anything, though it was working earlier. In fact,

> it's acting so goofy, I think I'll reboot. What it appears to be doing is

> to cycle the focus through windows, without actually them to the front.

> Weird.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://grystmill.com

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:uH5Nz4%23%23IHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>>

>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:

>>

>>> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you

>>> he was talking about Applications, not Processes.

>>>

>>> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find

>>> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows,

>>> is to simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will

>>> open to whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

>>>

>>

>> That's what CTRL+Shift+Esc does.

>>

>

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Ahh, there's the rub: You must be using "new XP" interface. Using Classic

interface, Ctrl-Alt-Del bring up TM immediately.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Jordon" <jordon@REMOVEgrahamtrucking.com> wrote in message

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> Gary S. Terhune wrote:

>> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you

>> he was talking about Applications, not Processes.

>>

>> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find

>> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is

>> to simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open

>> to whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

>

> But using Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager, will also

> take you to the last open tab. It's one less click to use

> Ctrl-Shift-Esc, which is easy to do with your left hand.

>

> --

> Jordon

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Hi Gary,

 

It's been my experience that Cancel only removes the message from my

computer, the message propagates anyway.

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I sent.

> It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that I

can see.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:OqCBz3H$IHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi Gary,

>

> It's been my experience that Cancel only removes the message from my

> computer, the message propagates anyway.

>

> Gary S. Terhune wrote:

>

>> In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I

>> sent. It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

>>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

The item called "Add or Remove Programs" actually has a diferent

funcionality than the programs you have collectively referred to. The

programs you have collectively referred to only shows the programs that are

actually displayed at the time. "Add or remove Programs" displays all

active programs whether displayed or not. You can actually delete running

programs whether displayed or not.

 

Don J

 

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"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:xaadnTYwb9jTPzzVnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@comcast.com...

> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I

> got it. Can anybody help?

>

> Don J

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Don J wrote:

>>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>>> you to close any or all of them.

>>>

>>> Can't find it. Please help.

>>

>> Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or

>> run "taskmgr.exe".

>>

>> --

>> Bill

>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Are you using a newsreader? It will remove it from the messages there.

And no it won't remove it from the "Sent" folder, as that is just a copy

of what you posted.

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that I

> can see.

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

R-click it and select Close.

 

Don J wrote:

> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I got

> it. Can anybody help?

>

> Don J

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>>Don J wrote:

>>

>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>>>you to close any or all of them.

>>>

>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>

>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or

>>run "taskmgr.exe".

>>

>>--

>>Bill

>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>

>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"

displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not. Hence

you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed on the

screen.

 

Don J

 

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"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> R-click it and select Close.

>

> Don J wrote:

>

>> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

>> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

>> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I

>> got it. Can anybody help?

>>

>> Don J

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>

>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>Don J wrote:

>>>

>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>>>>you to close any or all of them.

>>>>

>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>

>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or

>>>run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>

>>>--

>>>Bill

>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove

programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

perhaps you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

 

Don J wrote:

> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"

> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not. Hence

> you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed on the

> screen.

>

> Don J

>

> -------------------------------------------------------

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

>>R-click it and select Close.

>>

>>Don J wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I

>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>

>>> Don J

>>>

>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>

>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows

>>>>>you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>

>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>

>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or

>>>>run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>

>>>>--

>>>>Bill

>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>

>>>

>>>

>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations of

Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not. In

the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item on

the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs. By

selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there are one

or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The button

marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button one is able

to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager" version "Add or

Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

 

I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove Programs"

to the installation that currently does't have it.

 

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove

> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think perhaps

> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>

> Don J wrote:

>

>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"

>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.

>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed

>> on the screen.

>>

>> Don J

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>

>>>Don J wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:

>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively

>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I

>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>

>>>> Don J

>>>>

>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>

>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.

>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>

>>>>>--

>>>>>Bill

>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

I'm using OE, as you can tell from my headers, and no, the request did not

remove the message. Hey, maybe I screwed it up.

 

Doesn't matter now, much.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23cJ4P7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Are you using a newsreader? It will remove it from the messages there. And

> no it won't remove it from the "Sent" folder, as that is just a copy of

> what you posted.

>

> Gary S. Terhune wrote:

>

>> Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that

>> I can see.

>>

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control Panel.

It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as much as the

uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the same as Task

Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running. If you used Add

or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to start them again.

 

You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs icon

from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the icon off

the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations of

> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not. In

> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item on

> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs.

> By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there are

> one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The button

> marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button one is

> able to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager" version

> "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

>

> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove

>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think perhaps

>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>

>> Don J wrote:

>>

>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"

>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.

>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed

>>> on the screen.

>>>

>>> Don J

>>>

>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>

>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>called:

>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where

>>>>>I

>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>

>>>>> Don J

>>>>>

>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.

>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>

>>>>>>--

>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

"Add or Remove Programs" was exactly what I was lookiing for.

 

It turns out that I had a program that wasn't behaving properly. It was

designed to run continually. If I exited Win'XP, it was designed to restart

when Win'XP restarted again. Imagine my frustration when the program

started misbehaving and I couldn't stop it and restart it again. I tried

"Taskmaster", but found that "End Process" didn't quite work as expected.

The Process seemed to be removed, but when I went over to the program to

reinstall it, it was still running.

 

Then I tried "Add or Remove Programs", and it worked perfectly.

 

Don J

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

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> What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control

> Panel. It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as

> much as the uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the same

> as Task Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running. If you

> used Add or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to start them

> again.

>

> You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs icon

> from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the icon off

> the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://grystmill.com

>

> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

>> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations of

>> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not. In

>> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item

>> on

>> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs.

>> By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there

>> are one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The

>> button marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button

>> one is able to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager"

>> version "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

>>

>> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

>> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>>

>>

>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove

>>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

>>> perhaps

>>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>>

>>> Don J wrote:

>>>

>>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"

>>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.

>>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not

>>>> displayed

>>>> on the screen.

>>>>

>>>> Don J

>>>>

>>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>

>>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>>

>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>>called:

>>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where

>>>>>>I

>>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>

>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task

>>>>>>>Manager.

>>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

LOL, I wish I could say that made sense, <s>. If I understand you correctly,

removing the program fixed your problem? Well, it would, wouldn't it?

 

Or am I misunderstanding you? Did you use Add or Remove Programs to remove

the program? If not, what did you do? Explain in baby steps, because you got

me real curious..

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:4pWdnaoIJstytj_VnZ2dnUVZ_r_inZ2d@comcast.com...

> "Add or Remove Programs" was exactly what I was lookiing for.

>

> It turns out that I had a program that wasn't behaving properly. It was

> designed to run continually. If I exited Win'XP, it was designed to

> restart when Win'XP restarted again. Imagine my frustration when the

> program started misbehaving and I couldn't stop it and restart it again.

> I tried "Taskmaster", but found that "End Process" didn't quite work as

> expected. The Process seemed to be removed, but when I went over to the

> program to reinstall it, it was still running.

>

> Then I tried "Add or Remove Programs", and it worked perfectly.

>

> Don J

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:OWK3JQL$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control

>> Panel. It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as

>> much as the uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the

>> same as Task Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running.

>> If you used Add or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to

>> start them again.

>>

>> You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs icon

>> from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the icon off

>> the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> http://grystmill.com

>>

>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations

>>> of

>>> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not.

>>> In

>>> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item

>>> on

>>> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs.

>>> By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there

>>> are one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The

>>> button marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button

>>> one is able to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager"

>>> version "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

>>>

>>> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

>>> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>>>

>>>

>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or

>>>> Remove

>>>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

>>>> perhaps

>>>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>>>

>>>> Don J wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove

>>>>> Programs"

>>>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.

>>>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not

>>>>> displayed

>>>>> on the screen.

>>>>>

>>>>> Don J

>>>>>

>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>

>>>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>>>called:

>>>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know

>>>>>>>where I

>>>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task

>>>>>>>>Manager.

>>>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

I stopped it. That stopped it from misbehaving. Then I restarted it which

caused it to run perfectly.

 

Don J

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:uLj6haR$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> LOL, I wish I could say that made sense, <s>. If I understand you

> correctly, removing the program fixed your problem? Well, it would,

> wouldn't it?

>

> Or am I misunderstanding you? Did you use Add or Remove Programs to remove

> the program? If not, what did you do? Explain in baby steps, because you

> got me real curious..

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://grystmill.com

>

> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:4pWdnaoIJstytj_VnZ2dnUVZ_r_inZ2d@comcast.com...

>> "Add or Remove Programs" was exactly what I was lookiing for.

>>

>> It turns out that I had a program that wasn't behaving properly. It was

>> designed to run continually. If I exited Win'XP, it was designed to

>> restart when Win'XP restarted again. Imagine my frustration when the

>> program started misbehaving and I couldn't stop it and restart it again.

>> I tried "Taskmaster", but found that "End Process" didn't quite work as

>> expected. The Process seemed to be removed, but when I went over to the

>> program to reinstall it, it was still running.

>>

>> Then I tried "Add or Remove Programs", and it worked perfectly.

>>

>> Don J

>>

>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>

>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> news:OWK3JQL$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control

>>> Panel. It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as

>>> much as the uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the

>>> same as Task Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running.

>>> If you used Add or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to

>>> start them again.

>>>

>>> You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs

>>> icon from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the

>>> icon off the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Gary S. Terhune

>>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>> http://grystmill.com

>>>

>>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>> news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>>> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations

>>>> of

>>>> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not.

>>>> In

>>>> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item

>>>> on

>>>> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs.

>>>> By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there

>>>> are one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The

>>>> button marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button

>>>> one is able to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager"

>>>> version "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

>>>>

>>>> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

>>>> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or

>>>>> Remove

>>>>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

>>>>> perhaps

>>>>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>>>>

>>>>> Don J wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove

>>>>>> Programs"

>>>>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.

>>>>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not

>>>>>> displayed

>>>>>> on the screen.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>>>>called:

>>>>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know

>>>>>>>>where I

>>>>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task

>>>>>>>>>Manager.

>>>>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Guest Gary S. Terhune

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

But you don't stop applications with Add or Remove Programs, you uninstall

them completely, making them unavailable for use unless you reinstall them.

So we're still not clear about what you're doing, are we?

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:utydnWMa_NB4dT_VnZ2dnUVZ_qXinZ2d@comcast.com...

>I stopped it. That stopped it from misbehaving. Then I restarted it which

>caused it to run perfectly.

>

> Don J

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:uLj6haR$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> LOL, I wish I could say that made sense, <s>. If I understand you

>> correctly, removing the program fixed your problem? Well, it would,

>> wouldn't it?

>>

>> Or am I misunderstanding you? Did you use Add or Remove Programs to

>> remove the program? If not, what did you do? Explain in baby steps,

>> because you got me real curious..

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> http://grystmill.com

>>

>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:4pWdnaoIJstytj_VnZ2dnUVZ_r_inZ2d@comcast.com...

>>> "Add or Remove Programs" was exactly what I was lookiing for.

>>>

>>> It turns out that I had a program that wasn't behaving properly. It was

>>> designed to run continually. If I exited Win'XP, it was designed to

>>> restart when Win'XP restarted again. Imagine my frustration when the

>>> program started misbehaving and I couldn't stop it and restart it again.

>>> I tried "Taskmaster", but found that "End Process" didn't quite work as

>>> expected. The Process seemed to be removed, but when I went over to the

>>> program to reinstall it, it was still running.

>>>

>>> Then I tried "Add or Remove Programs", and it worked perfectly.

>>>

>>> Don J

>>>

>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>>> news:OWK3JQL$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control

>>>> Panel. It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as

>>>> much as the uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the

>>>> same as Task Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running.

>>>> If you used Add or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to

>>>> start them again.

>>>>

>>>> You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs

>>>> icon from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the

>>>> icon off the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Gary S. Terhune

>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>>> http://grystmill.com

>>>>

>>>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>>>> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations

>>>>> of

>>>>> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not.

>>>>> In

>>>>> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific

>>>>> item on

>>>>> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running

>>>>> programs. By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up,

>>>>> and there are one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always

>>>>> there. The button marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the

>>>>> Delete Button one is able to delete the selected program. Unlike the

>>>>> "Task Manager" version "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single

>>>>> screen.

>>>>>

>>>>> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

>>>>> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or

>>>>>> Remove

>>>>>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

>>>>>> perhaps

>>>>>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Don J wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove

>>>>>>> Programs"

>>>>>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or

>>>>>>> not.

>>>>>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not

>>>>>>> displayed

>>>>>>> on the screen.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>>>>>called:

>>>>>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know

>>>>>>>>>where I

>>>>>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and

>>>>>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task

>>>>>>>>>>Manager.

>>>>>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Don J

Guest Don J

Posted
Posted

Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

 

Yes, "Add or Remove Programs" compltely uninstalls programs. And it is the

only way I know of that does. Do ypu know of a better way?

 

Don J

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:eoApkLW$IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> But you don't stop applications with Add or Remove Programs, you uninstall

> them completely, making them unavailable for use unless you reinstall

> them. So we're still not clear about what you're doing, are we?

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://grystmill.com

>

> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:utydnWMa_NB4dT_VnZ2dnUVZ_qXinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>I stopped it. That stopped it from misbehaving. Then I restarted it

>>which caused it to run perfectly.

>>

>> Don J

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> news:uLj6haR$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> LOL, I wish I could say that made sense, <s>. If I understand you

>>> correctly, removing the program fixed your problem? Well, it would,

>>> wouldn't it?

>>>

>>> Or am I misunderstanding you? Did you use Add or Remove Programs to

>>> remove the program? If not, what did you do? Explain in baby steps,

>>> because you got me real curious..

>>>

>>> --

>>> Gary S. Terhune

>>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>> http://grystmill.com

>>>

>>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>> news:4pWdnaoIJstytj_VnZ2dnUVZ_r_inZ2d@comcast.com...

>>>> "Add or Remove Programs" was exactly what I was lookiing for.

>>>>

>>>> It turns out that I had a program that wasn't behaving properly. It

>>>> was designed to run continually. If I exited Win'XP, it was designed

>>>> to restart when Win'XP restarted again. Imagine my frustration when

>>>> the program started misbehaving and I couldn't stop it and restart it

>>>> again. I tried "Taskmaster", but found that "End Process" didn't quite

>>>> work as expected. The Process seemed to be removed, but when I went

>>>> over to the program to reinstall it, it was still running.

>>>>

>>>> Then I tried "Add or Remove Programs", and it worked perfectly.

>>>>

>>>> Don J

>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>>>> news:OWK3JQL$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>> What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control

>>>>> Panel. It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or

>>>>> as much as the uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all

>>>>> the same as Task Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from

>>>>> running. If you used Add or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't

>>>>> be able to start them again.

>>>>>

>>>>> You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs

>>>>> icon from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the

>>>>> icon off the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Gary S. Terhune

>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>>>> http://grystmill.com

>>>>>

>>>>> "Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>> news:L-KdndBk5LTfRjzVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>>>>> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two

>>>>>> installations of

>>>>>> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not.

>>>>>> In

>>>>>> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific

>>>>>> item on

>>>>>> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running

>>>>>> programs. By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it

>>>>>> up, and there are one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is

>>>>>> always there. The button marked Modify is sometimes there. By

>>>>>> pressing the Delete Button one is able to delete the selected

>>>>>> program. Unlike the "Task Manager" version "Add or Remove Programs"

>>>>>> has only a single screen.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove

>>>>>> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or

>>>>>>> Remove

>>>>>>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think

>>>>>>> perhaps

>>>>>>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove

>>>>>>>> Programs"

>>>>>>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or

>>>>>>>> not.

>>>>>>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not

>>>>>>>> displayed

>>>>>>>> on the screen.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>R-click it and select Close.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar

>>>>>>>>>>called:

>>>>>>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have

>>>>>>>>>>ciollectively

>>>>>>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know

>>>>>>>>>>where I

>>>>>>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>> Don J

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>Don J wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs

>>>>>>>>>>>>and

>>>>>>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.

>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task

>>>>>>>>>>>Manager.

>>>>>>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>>>>>Bill

>>>>>>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)

>>>>>>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB

>>>>>>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)

>>>>>>>>>>>Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

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