Kill process

"I may be stupid because I don't get it!"

this is probably beacuse u did not read the original post.

btw, this problem is not just restricted to firefox; other users have said
that winamp, and other apps hang on them. since i only use my laptop for work
only, i cited only firefox. u can read OTHER programs that hang for no good
reasons throughout the thread.

but to answer u properly; the problem is i CANT KILL a hung process (see
original post, and topic title). i have no problems with processes hanging,
until i used Vista, coz i cant kill em, and no kill = no restart OS.

System Spec: Duo Core 1.7GHz
Memory: 3GB


for the problem and description, it was stated in the original post. but
since im quite free now, i will describe it in greater detail:

After using firefox (or just open the browser and leave it for about
5-30mins, depending on the computer's mood), i find that i cannot surf the
web; the new pages are not displaying at all. A check at the network icon
shows that im still connected to the net.

So, browser problem right? fine. i click on the X button, and the window
closes, no visible instances of firefox running now.

then, i open another instance of firefox. it tells me that an instance is
open and so it cannot open another (or something like that) and i need to
restart/shut down my computer.

a check using Process Explorer shows that the firefox.exe is still running.
try to kill it using Process Explorer, doesnt work.
"taskkill /im <pid>" in command prompt doesnt work too. it says that the
force kill signal is sent, but the app is still running.

network problem? no. other apps, including IE still works.

so, the OS unable to force kill a process is Firefox's problem?


basically, no kill = no restart = hardware off and on = not good.



honestly, just tell me how to kill a hung process, and i'll be happy.

=?Utf-8?B?UmlzdGFy?= <Ristar.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:8EEADBBF-F58C-4F45-97E0-94C9CB02815F@microsoft.com:

> isnt Vista pathetic?

Nope.

>
> not only does the processes hang for NO RHYME OR REASON, we have to
> depend on a 3rd party freeware to solve the problem this OS (which
> costs $$) has.
>
> lol... it's just like MS to produce such an OS. oh, and they
> conveniently dont have a bunch of people who customers can contact
> regarding their s/w problems, and we, paying customers, have to rely
> on forums.
>
> wat a joke.

Methinks you are trolling spouting garbage such as this........


>
> thanks for recommending Unlocker 1.8, i will try using it the next
> time firefox hangs to see if it works.
>

Running Vista SP1 and various flavours of linux here....never had
Firefox lock up on me in either OS.....