New C-drive, new install XP-Pro-sp2, numerous program reinstalls never show up in systray, just in TaskMgr, so no way to set options....
Disk replacement, had to reinstall WinXPsp2, which put boot on "I: ". Computer Management / Disk Management now says "Windows can't change...
Newt, thanks for the tip. None of the similar tools I have found on my own work RELIABLY. Hope this one proves to be the gem.
Earlier, someone told me that "Debugging Tools for Windows" can close programs when TaskMgr fails to do so. It works!! Can someone tell me the...
Thanks to Joe and Abraxas for taking me seriously, unlike some people. Joe, "Processes" / kill also does not work. I am the only user, with...
I thought I was VERY specific. Through at least the 32 bit versions of Win I have used (which no longer allows me to reboot in DOS for cleanup), I...
TaskManager Incompetence: A program stops responding, confirmed by TM. I tell TM to end program, it presents me with choice of "End Now ",...
Up until Windows XP, I kept option to DOS boot from A: so I could destroy files that Win would not or could not. I recently discovered that XP and...
WFP tyranny WFP assumes that Bill Gates knows my wants and my PC better than I do, which is TOTALLY WRONG. NotePad.exe is one of the dumbest...
It's possible that I have corrupted files. However, the first thing I did was to turn wrap off, single and for all cells highlighted. I paste into...
Already been there, done that. No help.
Excel 4 [Office 2000] is just too smart for my own good. When I copy URLs, addresses, etc., into cells, they WRAP, even if I pre formatted cell or...
Thanks for your fast help!
I despise all software that shoves itself into the "open with" list. How do I edit that list and get rid of stuff that has no business being...
Short of buying a program, is there a way to STOP windows/win-apps from adding to "new" and "startup" items without my permission? I am...
I lost the notes that allowed me to regedit and turn off the confirm delete nonsense. I have a big directory to clean out, so want to do a quick...
Done. Not much to remove, and I chose to keep Alexa (usually turned off). Shutdown still over 3.5 minutes.
Thanks for the link on Sybot S&D. AV is by Ontrack/SystemSuite 4, now turned off. Startup has Adobe Gamma Loader (monitor color profile),...
3+ min includes manual program close that you suggested.
Can anyone tell me why Win2000 takes upwards of 3 minutes to shut down on a 1.3GHz AMD Athlon PC? Or how to shorten it? I'd like a faster...
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