process management

I ended processes such as lsm.exe and a prompt came up telling me what Windows has encountered a critical problem and that it will restart in one minute. Even though the process has ended (and remains closed), Windows OPERATES PERFECTLY FINE AND NORMALLY. Why does Windows have to shut down...

CCleaner usually behaves itself, but often (today) it will not scan beyond 33%, System, Temporary Files. The programme stops responding at that point. I tried to uninstall it with Revo, but it wasn't listed there. Took it out via Control Panel. Re-downloaded it, but the installation stopped...

Good Morning All,, well i am getting a problem with my window7(32),,whenever i start my laptop it unexpectedly shutdown once then after starting, Cpu processing reaches 90-100%. But I've checked throughout that there are no heavy applications or processes running. Both of these problems...

I have got an issue with Windows 7 Sp1 (v 6.1.7601). This code display a console window with "dir" result. It work well on Windows 7 but not with SP1. BOOL RunCommand(LPCTSTR szCommand) { TCHAR szComSpec[MAX_PATH]; TCHAR szCmd[2048]; STARTUPINFO...

i downloaded the demo of mass effect 3.installed it. i get a message that the physics something didnt initialise.and then it asks me to get the latest version. reinstalled since the physx drivers provided with the demo where allready the latest(also tried earlier versions).the installation...

Hello, I've made a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate a few days ago, and I started to encounter the following problem after 30-60 minutes: It usually happens when I'm running a computer game (any game), I experience a sudden fps drop, even though before that, on maximum quality the...

I have been having problems with MS Security Essentials Anti-Virus. When the computer starts up i notice it to be very slow, i cannot access network links and i notice that the network icon does not load until i end "MsMpEng.exe" which i know is related to MSE. I have seen this on numerous...

Hi there , I searched and hope I'm in the right place to get a walkthrough on this. Even though I'm setup as the administrator. I'm still getting Access Denied when I try to end a process that I started (for example a game.exe) or, when I try to access folders or change the host file. I am the...

I need some help with my PC. Over the past 3 to 6 months it has gotten weird. I have a HP I purchased at a store just over a year ago. I am running Windows 7 64bit. Specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 System Manufacturer...

I wanted to start this thread to warn people about things that have come up during my time testing Windows 8. The largest things that I was hoping to put out is the stuff that is a major break down, and could cause your system to have to be cold shutdown. That was the major idea I had, but...

This is a recurring but inconsistent issue that I'm going through. Essentially, upon starting up my computer, from time to time, I have no yet been able to isolate what may cause this issue, I will find that I cannot launch programs from their shortcuts in the Quick Start or Taskbar menu. As of...

A large real-time service (KGW) with several user windows (one graphical under Java) is not compatible with session 0 screen output being removed (Session 0 Isolation) in Win7 (and Vista). Under XP the first user to logon would be assigned to session 0, and would inherit KGW’s status windows...

hi guys, does any one know to programme a task scheduler to kill a programme at a specific time on wwwin7 other that using softwares like kill task, etc........expecting a reply post soon.thanks guys!!!!

It feels only natural that Microsoft continues updating core Windows modules and programs which they have started under Windows 7. It is safe to say that additional modules and features will be updated. One of the latest that we know of is the Windows Task Manager which will get a complete...

Sysinternals AutoRuns allows you to manage every autorun process and application on your Windows 7 system from a single, user-friendly window. Link Removed

Mark Russinovich is a Technical Fellow working on the Windows Azure team. His focus is on solving hard problems related to the Fabric Controller, which is in some sense the Windows Azure operating system kernel - it provides services and management infrastructure for the applications that run on...

Selected list of commands Command: Description: Example: (details here) assoc: Displays or modifies file name extension associations. Used alone, displays a list of all the current file name associations details here at: Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time...

Did anyone ever find it useful to change a process priority? I never did. When I encode full HD video in Encore, it takes a lot of CPU power and even if I watch an HD movie on KMplayer, it has a little stutter. I tried lowering the Encore process priority and I also tried raising the...

Hey Yesterday i was forced to make a clean install, and for some reason im having troubles with some programs. Before the clean install i was using Stardock Fences but now a cant use it. When i try to open Stardock Fences it open a process in the task manager Link Removed due to 404 Error But...

Hey! I am not quite sure where should i post this thread, so i post it here. The problem IS NOT with Windows Media player. WMP works fine! the problem is that it automaticly starts with W7. and that i cannot turn it off. Even when i shut down the process, after 2 sec a new one starts! is...