Dear Community,

i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.

Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
- ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
active)
- Azureus
- Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)

Problem description:
Azureus:
While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
doesnt wait for the program!
-->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be quit.
Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
sucessfully, but its still running.

It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still covered
in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is needed
after that.

I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.

Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.

sincerely yours
Brataq

Make sure you have at least Standard Administrator priviledges.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C71595E-B46C-4086-9C14-D861E4650084@microsoft.com...
> Dear Community,
>
> i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
>
> Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
> - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
> active)
> - Azureus
> - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
>
> Problem description:
> Azureus:
> While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
> doesnt wait for the program!
> -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be
> quit.
> Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
> sucessfully, but its still running.
>
> It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still
> covered
> in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is
> needed
> after that.
>
> I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
>
> Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
>
> sincerely yours
> Brataq
>

unfortunately i allready tried that...

I even ran the CMD with admin-rights...wihtout sucess.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Make sure you have at least Standard Administrator priviledges.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C71595E-B46C-4086-9C14-D861E4650084@microsoft.com...
> > Dear Community,
> >
> > i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
> >
> > Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
> > - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
> > active)
> > - Azureus
> > - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
> >
> > Problem description:
> > Azureus:
> > While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
> > doesnt wait for the program!
> > -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be
> > quit.
> > Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
> > sucessfully, but its still running.
> >
> > It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still
> > covered
> > in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is
> > needed
> > after that.
> >
> > I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
> >
> > Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
> >
> > sincerely yours
> > Brataq
> >
>
>
>

Right click on the process in task manager and choose "Kill Process Tree".
That will usually work when "kill process" fails to do as expected.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C71595E-B46C-4086-9C14-D861E4650084@microsoft.com...
> Dear Community,
>
> i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
>
> Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
> - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
> active)
> - Azureus
> - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
>
> Problem description:
> Azureus:
> While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
> doesnt wait for the program!
> -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be
> quit.
> Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
> sucessfully, but its still running.
>
> It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still
> covered
> in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is
> needed
> after that.
>
> I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
>
> Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
>
> sincerely yours
> Brataq
>

I'm sorry, but i tried that too. Nothing happened...the process is still
listed in the Task Manager. I can't start a new process (like icq) until the
old is somehow terminated.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Right click on the process in task manager and choose "Kill Process Tree".
> That will usually work when "kill process" fails to do as expected.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C71595E-B46C-4086-9C14-D861E4650084@microsoft.com...
> > Dear Community,
> >
> > i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
> >
> > Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
> > - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
> > active)
> > - Azureus
> > - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
> >
> > Problem description:
> > Azureus:
> > While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
> > doesnt wait for the program!
> > -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be
> > quit.
> > Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
> > sucessfully, but its still running.
> >
> > It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still
> > covered
> > in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is
> > needed
> > after that.
> >
> > I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
> >
> > Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
> >
> > sincerely yours
> > Brataq
> >
>
>

Sorry, can't help you. Personally, I would dump a misbehaving program for
one that does as is expected.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01DCC0A6-7F8D-422F-8509-9252EE78A6CB@microsoft.com...
> I'm sorry, but i tried that too. Nothing happened...the process is still
> listed in the Task Manager. I can't start a new process (like icq) until
> the
> old is somehow terminated.
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Right click on the process in task manager and choose "Kill Process
>> Tree".
>> That will usually work when "kill process" fails to do as expected.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brataq" <Brataq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2C71595E-B46C-4086-9C14-D861E4650084@microsoft.com...
>> > Dear Community,
>> >
>> > i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
>> >
>> > Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
>> > - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
>> > active)
>> > - Azureus
>> > - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
>> >
>> > Problem description:
>> > Azureus:
>> > While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right
>> > click ->
>> > doesnt wait for the program!
>> > -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be
>> > quit.
>> > Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was
>> > terminated
>> > sucessfully, but its still running.
>> >
>> > It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still
>> > covered
>> > in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is
>> > needed
>> > after that.
>> >
>> > I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
>> >
>> > Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
>> >
>> > sincerely yours
>> > Brataq
>> >
>>
>>

I have the same problem, but with Firefox. Sometimes when I try and start up
the program, the window wont appear, but the process will show in Task
Manager. No matter what I do it wont close, and sometimes gives me a message
saying "Can't terminate process. Access denied." [something like that]. This
happens around half the time I try and open firefox.
I'm running Vista with all the proper drivers and everything. And the
firefox I'm using is the latest, 2.0.8

"Brataq" wrote:

> Dear Community,
>
> i hoope to get some useful hint on how to solve my problem.
>
> Up to now, i've had problems with the following programs:
> - ICQ (After Bootup the program doesn't show...but the process is still
> active)
> - Azureus
> - Half-Life 2 based games (CS:S, DOD:S, HL2-Modifications)
>
> Problem description:
> Azureus:
> While running or quitting the programm it doesn't react. -> right click ->
> doesnt wait for the program!
> -->> The GUI dissapears, but the process is still running and can't be quit.
> Even c:\taskkill /IM azureus.exe /F shows that the process was terminated
> sucessfully, but its still running.
>
> It the same with the HL2-based games...just that the sceens is still covered
> in the game window, so i can't use my computer after that...a reset is needed
> after that.
>
> I hope you can help me with this problem...it's really anoying.
>
> Im using Windows Vista Business 32Bit with the latest drivers/updates.
>
> sincerely yours
> Brataq
>

I uninstalled and reinstalled firefox, and it fixed the problem for awhile.
But just the other day though I started having the problem again, so I'm
still at a lost of what to do.

"slaterjohn" wrote:

>
> kc;491538 Wrote:
> > I have the same problem, but with Firefox. Sometimes when I try and
> > start up
> > the program, the window wont appear, but the process will show in Task
> > Manager. No matter what I do it wont close, and sometimes gives me a
> > message
> > saying "Can't terminate process. Access denied." [something like that].
> > This
> > happens around half the time I try and open firefox.
> > I'm running Vista with all the proper drivers and everything. And the
> > firefox I'm using is the latest, 2.0.8
> >
> > "Brataq" wrote:
>
> Have the same problem with firefox. If i restart the computer to kill
> the process, then reintstal firefox it becomes okay for a while, but
> maybe few days or weeks later the problem reoccurs. Any ideas how to
> fix this?
>
>
> --
> slaterjohn
>