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Applications terminated, but not really

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by alpharettaguru, 2008/06/23.

  1. 2008/06/23
    alpharettaguru

    alpharettaguru Inactive Thread Starter

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    Ok, it seems like I have a really bad problem. When I close out my applications, they still show up in Task Manager under "Processes." And there are many instances of the .exe. I keep having to go down through the list ending processes. Seems I'm on the brink of a system crash.

    FYI - every day I am using Norton 360, running Adware and Registry Mechanic to keep things running smoothly.
     
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  2. 2008/06/23
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    It depends for how long they stay there.
    With some applications, closing them doesn't kill the process right away. It may take few more moments.
    Can you provide some examples?
     
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  4. 2008/06/23
    alpharettaguru

    alpharettaguru Inactive Thread Starter

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    They stay in Processes until I end them and/or reboot. If I open an application several times (and close several times), there will be multiple instances of the process. Like dreamweaver.exe listed 3 times.
     
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  5. 2008/06/24
    mflynn

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    Before going further?

    Is this 1 or 2 specific programs like Dreamweaver or everything like IE or Microsoft word?

    What programs do this!

    Mike
     
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  6. 2008/07/02
    alpharettaguru

    alpharettaguru Inactive Thread Starter

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    After further observance, it seems to be most all Adobe programs and other non-microsoft software (like Corel). Does NOT seem to happen with MS Office applications. Should I switch over to an ADOBE forum for this issue?
    :confused:
     
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