Re: Removal of programs running in the background

From: null (null@pc.net)
Date: 02/14/03

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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:46:38 -0500
From: null <null@pc.net>

Tim wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some programs running in the background that I
> would like to remove because they are slowing things down
> substantially.
>
> How do I do this?
>
> Thanks

If you only want to stop them temporarily (i.e., during the current
session) then go into Task Manager and shut them down.

-the small one

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