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Thread ID: 81936 2007-08-11 07:31:00 How do you End a Process, that won't End? MasturJeff (7803) Press F1
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579525 2007-08-11 07:31:00 This program I have on my computer froze and isn't responding.

I keep clicking end process nothing worked. I hit end process tree and nothing worked.

I hit end task and it didn't work.

How do I get close a process that just won't close/end?
MasturJeff (7803)
579526 2007-08-11 07:40:00 And whats the name of the process?

Is it a Windows process?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
579527 2007-08-11 10:55:00 It could be a nasty app needing that process in which case it would do something like that or maybe a corrupted file stopping the process from stopping (what the?).

Can you give us the name of the process and/or software that stopped and wouldn't end?
beeswax34 (63)
579528 2007-08-11 15:20:00 It's prolly also hiding in the System Restore.... SurferJoe46 (51)
579529 2007-08-11 21:27:00 It's prolly also hiding in the System Restore....A process is running from an archive-type file? Can you explain how that works please?? Also, unless the person is removing the process and then rolling their system back using System Restore each time, you can hardly blame System Restore.


MasturJeff, you can use the following program to see exactly what the process is doing - Process Explorer for Windows (www.microsoft.com)

The name of the actual process, as already requested, will help us.
Jen (38)
579530 2007-08-11 23:15:00 It's the Rosetta Stone Language Program my cousin gave me. MasturJeff (7803)
579531 2007-08-11 23:34:00 An axe will do the job:badpc:

Is it everytime you use the program or a one off?
rob_on_guitar (4196)
579532 2007-08-12 00:00:00 killall <app>

Oh wait, wrong OS :o

Try control-alt-delete once, which will bring up task manager and then go to processes. End task :)
Myth (110)
579533 2007-08-12 00:02:00 An axe will do the job:badpc:

Is it everytime you use the program or a one off?

Well I use it for 10-20 minutes .

Then it will randomly freeze i guess . I tried end task, end process, end process tree and it neither work .

The window just stays up .
MasturJeff (7803)
579534 2007-08-12 00:11:00 Well I use it for 10-20 minutes.

Then it will randomly freeze i guess. I tried end task, end process, end process tree and it neither work.

The window just stays up.
Does this application rely on java or something (which could be making it freeze)? If it is java you may be able to fix it by clearing your java cache (in the java control panel). Do you have this problem with ANY other applications at all?
Myth (110)
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