Automated way of closing apps & processes to run games

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FTAdams

Can someone recomend a software utility (other than XP
Task Manager)which I can purchase/download which will
allow me to auto close (single click) apps and processes
that I don't want running in the background, before I
begin to ran a game.

Thanks
 
probably took longer to write your message then it would
do what you request. time is that critical for you? wow
you are busy. how do you find time to play games?
 
There is no keyboard command in Windows XP (among all the shortcuts) to
perform this, but there are some free and some purchase programs available
on the Internet. Do a little search at www.google.com for "close all
windows" and you'll find plenty of choices.
 
Write a batch file (in Notepad) using Taskkill. For example, this is part
of the one I use to end Internet apps:

TASKKILL /F /IM CiDial.exe
TASKKILL /F /IM Dnloadmage.exe
TASKKILL /F /IM RoboTaskBarIcon.exe
TASKKILL /F /IM PERSFW.EXE
TASKKILL /F /IM VISIT.EXE

I forget the reason for the /F /IM switches, but make *sure* you use the
exact name of the app as it appears in Task Manager (Persfw.exe is Kerio
Personal Firewall on my machine, for example).

Save your batch file on your Desktop (or other handy location) as
KillApps.bat or some such. When you want to end background tasks, just
double-click it. You'll either have to write another batch file to restart
them or reboot your machine.
 
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