Re: closed programs still running in task manager

Closing a Word file does not close Word. You need to close Word.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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bocmac wrote:
just closed as usual either through X or file . no crashes. no hint
at any thing bad till I noticed system slowdown. ive been looking
for it since. thought maybe office issue but unrelated prog. did it
tonight
i am stuck in sp3 update at the moment . will see if it happens after
if i ever get out intact.

"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was 5/27/2008 9:15 PM, and on a whim, bocmac
pounded out on the keyboard:

I have noticed lately that after i have closed some programs that
they are still running according to the task manager. this has only
been noticed last month or so. i have two users set up .i noticed
slow down and checked task manager. under my girlfriends account
there was say five instances of winword.exe a few publishers
running. not all programs seem to stay on but can become
significant ram killer. any body else seen this?
any suggestions?

thanks ,

bob

win xp pro sp 2 (all current updates)
amd athlon 64 x2
3gb ram
asus M.B.
ati 2600 pro
norton 360

Hi Bob,

That is not normal. Programs should terminate when closed. How are
they being closed? Are they crashing at any time?

Any more my first suspect is Norton. Try disabling it completely and
see if the programs still remain in memory. Or try booting to Safe
Mode and see if you still have the same problem.

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