my task manager does not work. It opens up all these little windows and I have to close each one...help?
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I think you are talking about "End Program" windows?\n\nTry this - \n\nPress Alt-Ctl-Del, bring up task manager. \nInstead of "end Task" right click on the task and choose "Go to process". \nIt will bring up the processes tab. Click on "end Process" button. \n\nYou may even right click on the highlighted option and choose "end Process tree".\n\n This is faster, does not bring up the "end program" windows, but it dosn't give you chance to save your data.
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You must be careful what processes you disable as some are essential; see here for a guide\nhttp://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/\n\nSome free utilities will help\nProcess Explorer\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Process_Explorer/processexplorer.html\nyou can right click a process and google it for more info\nProcess Viewer\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Process_Viewer/processviewer.html\nWhat's Running (very comprehensive)\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Whats_Running/whatsrunning.html\n\nIf you aren't sure about a process, ask someone or google it before you kill it.\n\nA good start up manager like Starter might help too\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html
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http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm\n\nThis one will tell exactly what each one does, if you can do without it, and how to remove them
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First off, open the program that's causing the problem and go to it's preferences and look for the option that says start with windows, or something similar.  This is the best way to do it.\n\nIf that doesnt work, goto the start menu, run, and type msconfig.  On the last tab is startup, uncheck the programs that are giving you the problems.
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It depends on the Operating System you are using...\n\nIf you are a Windows 9x/ME/XP user, and want to viwe the Windows Task Manager, then maybe it's been blocked by some application-maybe a virus...\n\nIf you are a Win2K, 2K3, the only disable that could take place is that, when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, you get the screen with all buttons disabled (dimmed out) and only Cancel is active...\n\nIf you are a WinXP user, open Start Menu, choose Run, then type:\ntaskmgr\nif Task Manager doesn't show up, then there is an application/virus that disables Task Manager from appearing...it either hides it, and keeps it running in the background only suing PC resources, or closes it ones it starts...
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There are still some programs/processes running in the background that you need to turn off first.\n\n1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Windows Task Manager.\n2. Turn off everything EXCEPT "Explorer" and "SysTray" by clicking on each item and then clicking on "End Task."\n3. Close the Windows Task Manager window.\n\nYour disk defragmenter should work just fine now. Be sure to reboot your machine when you finish the defragmenter.
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Just End the Explore.exe process and start a New task Explorer.\nOr\nJust Log off and Login Again
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is the program a software or is it a page in the internet or is it that you are opeinning many screens ? press Ctrl then Alt then Delete (all pressed together now) to get task manager and under applications see whats not working and click on it and the bottom click end task...you dont need to restart.
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You've got too much stuff going on and it can't handle everything -- you probably run out of memory.  Try limiting the number of open windows and programs you have running; it should help.
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You might want to try click CTRL+ALT+DELETE and this will open up the task pane and then you choose the task you want to end and click end task.  as simple as taht
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lmao....you closed winows explorer..........just reboot\n\nbut you can open task mgr.. go to file then run new task\nthen hit browse  navigate to the windows folder in c drive\n\nfind exporer.exe.(the lil computer screen) thats it
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You may also have too many applications running at once.  Try shutting down (closing) some things you have going.
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First make sure the taskbar is not "locked".\n\nLeft click on the bar and hold while dragging the mouse to the bottom of your screen.
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once desktop is displayed click on start and then run and type msconfig ->enter\n\nso to startup and then uncheck all the programs which u dont want at the start up or ones u think are just taking up RAM space and doing nothing..\n\nthis will work..trust me
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Due to little information from ur question, may i can suggest few tips, hope it can help u, if not we need soem more deatils of ur config and windows.\n\n1. Don't allow many programs to stay in task bar, as much as possible remove it, mainly have virus scan and some important onces, so this will give more memory to work.\n\n2. Then defragment ur hard disk every one month.\n\n3. Use registry check softwares.\n\n4.If ur using pirate windows stuff, plesae dont update, the windows, if so delete the update and try\n\n5. clear ur history, offline webpages and cookies.
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press Ctlr+Alt+Del, this will bring up the task manager....Click the applications tab and then New Task. Type in Explorer and hit enter. this will restart the explorer which usually brings up the taskbar on the bottom of the screen. Also make sure the IDE cables are properly plugged into the CD-ROM and the Motherboard. Check CD-ROM Jumper settings too...
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Microsoft doesn't do a good job at killing a zombie process sometimes.  Usually using the task manager to kill it will result in another process to try to kill it but it's not guaranteed that the killer process will succeed.  But eventually it will just keep trying.  If all else fails, reboot.