Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

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I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows you
to close any or all of them.

Can't find it. Please help.

Don J

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Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Don J wrote:
> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
> you
> to close any or all of them.
>
> Can't find it. Please help.
>
> Don J
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Don J wrote:
> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows you
> to close any or all of them.
>
> Can't find it. Please help.

Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
Or run "taskmgr.exe".

--
Bill
Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

CTRL+SHFT+ESC is quicker.

--
Jordon

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> CTRL+ALT+DEL
>
> Don J wrote:
>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and
>> allows you
>> to close any or all of them.
>>
>> Can't find it. Please help.
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he
was talking about Applications, not Processes.

Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find
awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to
simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to
whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Jordon" <jordon@REMOVEgrahamtrucking.com> wrote in message
news:g7q4ua$9mt$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> CTRL+SHFT+ESC is quicker.
>
> --
> Jordon
>
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> CTRL+ALT+DEL
>>
>> Don J wrote:
>>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>>> you
>>> to close any or all of them.
>>>
>>> Can't find it. Please help.
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!



Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he
> was talking about Applications, not Processes.
>
> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find
> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to
> simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to
> whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.
>

That's what CTRL+Shift+Esc does.
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you he
> was talking about Applications, not Processes.
>
> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find
> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is to
> simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open to
> whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.

But using Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager, will also
take you to the last open tab. It's one less click to use
Ctrl-Shift-Esc, which is easy to do with your left hand.

--
Jordon
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I got
it. Can anybody help?

Don J

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"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Don J wrote:
>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>> you to close any or all of them.
>>
>> Can't find it. Please help.
>
> Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or
> run "taskmgr.exe".
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
> Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I sent.
It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:uPqDU9C$IHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Well, at the moment, on my machine, Ctrl-Alt-Del opens TM to whatever tab
> it was on when last closed (hadn't noticed that, before), but Ctrl-Alt-Esc
> currently isn't doing anything, though it was working earlier. In fact,
> it's acting so goofy, I think I'll reboot. What it appears to be doing is
> to cycle the focus through windows, without actually them to the front.
> Weird.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uH5Nz4%23%23IHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>
>>> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you
>>> he was talking about Applications, not Processes.
>>>
>>> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find
>>> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows,
>>> is to simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will
>>> open to whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.
>>>
>>
>> That's what CTRL+Shift+Esc does.
>>
>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Ahh, there's the rub: You must be using "new XP" interface. Using Classic
interface, Ctrl-Alt-Del bring up TM immediately.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Jordon" <jordon@REMOVEgrahamtrucking.com> wrote in message
news:g7qa7l$k46$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>> Depends. The OP asked for a list of "all open programs" and I'll bet you
>> he was talking about Applications, not Processes.
>>
>> Anyway, just as fast as Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Esc (which last I find
>> awkward to perform), or even faster, depending on how you use Windows, is
>> to simply right-click the TaskBar and click Task Manager. That will open
>> to whatever tab was open when Task Manager was last closed.
>
> But using Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager, will also
> take you to the last open tab. It's one less click to use
> Ctrl-Shift-Esc, which is easy to do with your left hand.
>
> --
> Jordon
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Hi Gary,

It's been my experience that Cancel only removes the message from my
computer, the message propagates anyway.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I sent.
> It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that I
can see.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OqCBz3H$IHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Gary,
>
> It's been my experience that Cancel only removes the message from my
> computer, the message propagates anyway.
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>
>> In case the below doesn't Cancel, I realized my mistake as soon as I
>> sent. It's not Ctrl-Alt-Esc for TM, it's Ctrl-Shift-Esc.
>>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

The item called "Add or Remove Programs" actually has a diferent
funcionality than the programs you have collectively referred to. The
programs you have collectively referred to only shows the programs that are
actually displayed at the time. "Add or remove Programs" displays all
active programs whether displayed or not. You can actually delete running
programs whether displayed or not.

Don J

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"Don J" <dej8801@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:xaadnTYwb9jTPzzVnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I
> got it. Can anybody help?
>
> Don J
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Don J wrote:
>>> I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>>> you to close any or all of them.
>>>
>>> Can't find it. Please help.
>>
>> Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or
>> run "taskmgr.exe".
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>> Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Are you using a newsreader? It will remove it from the messages there.
And no it won't remove it from the "Sent" folder, as that is just a copy
of what you posted.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that I
> can see.
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

R-click it and select Close.

Don J wrote:

> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I got
> it. Can anybody help?
>
> Don J
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>>Don J wrote:
>>
>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>>>you to close any or all of them.
>>>
>>>Can't find it. Please help.
>>
>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or
>>run "taskmgr.exe".
>>
>>--
>>Bill
>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>>Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>
>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"
displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not. Hence
you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed on the
screen.

Don J

-------------------------------------------------------

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> R-click it and select Close.
>
> Don J wrote:
>
>> I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
>> "Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
>> described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I
>> got it. Can anybody help?
>>
>> Don J
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>> news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Don J wrote:
>>>
>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>>>>you to close any or all of them.
>>>>
>>>>Can't find it. Please help.
>>>
>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or
>>>run "taskmgr.exe".
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bill
>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>>>Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove
programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think
perhaps you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.

Don J wrote:

> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"
> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not. Hence
> you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed on the
> screen.
>
> Don J
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>R-click it and select Close.
>>
>>Don J wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I
>>>got it. Can anybody help?
>>>
>>> Don J
>>>
>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Don J wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and allows
>>>>>you to close any or all of them.
>>>>>
>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.
>>>>
>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Or
>>>>run "taskmgr.exe".
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Bill
>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>>>>Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations of
Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not. In
the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item on
the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs. By
selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there are one
or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The button
marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button one is able
to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager" version "Add or
Remove Programs" has only a single screen.

I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove Programs"
to the installation that currently does't have it.


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove
> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think perhaps
> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.
>
> Don J wrote:
>
>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"
>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.
>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed
>> on the screen.
>>
>> Don J
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>R-click it and select Close.
>>>
>>>Don J wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar called:
>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have ciollectively
>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where I
>>>>got it. Can anybody help?
>>>>
>>>> Don J
>>>>
>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Don J wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and
>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Bill
>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>>>>>Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

I'm using OE, as you can tell from my headers, and no, the request did not
remove the message. Hey, maybe I screwed it up.

Doesn't matter now, much.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23cJ4P7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Are you using a newsreader? It will remove it from the messages there. And
> no it won't remove it from the "Sent" folder, as that is just a copy of
> what you posted.
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>
>> Didn't remove it from my Sent Items. Didn't remove it from anything, that
>> I can see.
>>
>
 
Re: Screen in Win'XP that lists all open progams!

What you are describing is "Add or Remove Programs" from the Control Panel.
It add or removes applications from the computer entirely (or as much as the
uninstaller does it's job well) and is nothing at all the same as Task
Manager, which only stops tasks or processes from running. If you used Add
or Remove Programs to do that, you wouldn't be able to start them again.

You probably managed to accidentally drag the Add or Remove Programs icon
from the Control Panel onto your Quick Launch bar. Just drag the icon off
the bar and into the Recycle Bin.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> No, I am not confusing it with Task Manager. I have two installations of
> Win'XP. One has "Add or Remove Programs" installed and one does not. In
> the case of the one that has it installed it appears as a specific item on
> the takbar. Opening it up shows a single list of all running programs.
> By selecting any particular item on the list, it open it up, and there are
> one or two buttons. The button marked Delete is always there. The button
> marked Modify is sometimes there. By pressing the Delete Button one is
> able to delete the selected program. Unlike the "Task Manager" version
> "Add or Remove Programs" has only a single screen.
>
> I don't know where I got it but I would like to add "Add or Remove
> Programs" to the installation that currently does't have it.
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ebKpYPK$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Are you asking, or telling? And what are you talking about Add or Remove
>> programs being used for stopping a running program?!?!?!? I think perhaps
>> you are confusing Add or Remove programs with Task Manager.
>>
>> Don J wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, but it has to br displayed to close it. "Add or Remove Programs"
>>> displays all running programs whether displayed on the screen or not.
>>> Hence you can close any running prgogram even though it is not displayed
>>> on the screen.
>>>
>>> Don J
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u2jBz7I$IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>R-click it and select Close.
>>>>
>>>>Don J wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I.ve got a Win'XP installation that has a an Item on the Taskbar
>>>>>called:
>>>>>"Add or Remove Pograms". It has all the features you have
>>>>>ciollectively
>>>>>described, except that it is visible at all times. I don't know where
>>>>>I
>>>>>got it. Can anybody help?
>>>>>
>>>>> Don J
>>>>>
>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>>>>>news:%23%23pfyH%23%23IHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Don J wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've seen a screen in Win'XP that lists all the open programs and
>>>>>>>allows you to close any or all of them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Can't find it. Please help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Right click on the unused area of the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
>>>>>>Or run "taskmgr.exe".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Bill
>>>>>>Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
>>>>>>MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
>>>>>>Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
>>>>>>Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
 

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