- Close all programs?
- Posted by rahrules on October 13th, 2005
This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to get a
satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When an
Install Wizard (or anything else for that matter) advises you to close all
browser windows and all Windows programs before continuing install, just
exactly does that mean? I know that I need to close all IE windows I may
have open, and shut down Word, or Notepad, or Media Player, etc, but does
that include all the programs that you may have running in the background,
such as your firewall, anti-spyware programs, printers, etc? I hope someone
hare can give me a difinitive answer to this question. Thanks for your time.
--
Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
- Posted by Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) on October 13th, 2005
Close down as much as is obvious, but leave the firewall running.. some
program installations will ask for anti-virus to be shut down too, but do
not do it unless specifically asked..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"rahrules" <justme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:A0D5E491-D151-4E54-8394-6861D81773CF@microsoft.com...
> This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to get
> a
> satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When an
> Install Wizard (or anything else for that matter) advises you to close all
> browser windows and all Windows programs before continuing install, just
> exactly does that mean? I know that I need to close all IE windows I may
> have open, and shut down Word, or Notepad, or Media Player, etc, but does
> that include all the programs that you may have running in the background,
> such as your firewall, anti-spyware programs, printers, etc? I hope
> someone
> hare can give me a difinitive answer to this question. Thanks for your
> time.
> --
> Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
- Posted by rahrules on October 13th, 2005
Ok, I take that to mean that I SHOULD shut down all the programs possible
that are in my notification area with the exception of the firewall and
anti-virus. That is about the most specific answer I have had from anybody
so far, so thank you very much. If someone will tell me how to do it, I will
close this post (and the duplicate I mistakenly stuck in here). I've looked
around, but I haven't found out how to mark a posted problem as solved.
Thanks a lot, Mike.
--
Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Close down as much as is obvious, but leave the firewall running.. some
> program installations will ask for anti-virus to be shut down too, but do
> not do it unless specifically asked..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "rahrules" <justme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:A0D5E491-D151-4E54-8394-6861D81773CF@microsoft.com...
> > This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to get
> > a
> > satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When an
> > Install Wizard (or anything else for that matter) advises you to close all
> > browser windows and all Windows programs before continuing install, just
> > exactly does that mean? I know that I need to close all IE windows I may
> > have open, and shut down Word, or Notepad, or Media Player, etc, but does
> > that include all the programs that you may have running in the background,
> > such as your firewall, anti-spyware programs, printers, etc? I hope
> > someone
> > hare can give me a difinitive answer to this question. Thanks for your
> > time.
> > --
> > Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
>
>
>
- Posted by Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) on October 13th, 2005
You place the mouse cursor over each item in turn, right click and select
EXIT or CLOSE, or whatever the particular function may be called.. there is
no mystery to it.. if an icon does not have the facility to exit, don't
worry about it..
It is mainly a precaution that prevents running code from interfering in the
install process.. 99% of what you have running would probably not have any
effect at all..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"rahrules" <justme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4E6CB805-F67C-440B-BE11-7B66C429A942@microsoft.com...
> Ok, I take that to mean that I SHOULD shut down all the programs possible
> that are in my notification area with the exception of the firewall and
> anti-virus. That is about the most specific answer I have had from
> anybody
> so far, so thank you very much. If someone will tell me how to do it, I
> will
> close this post (and the duplicate I mistakenly stuck in here). I've
> looked
> around, but I haven't found out how to mark a posted problem as solved.
> Thanks a lot, Mike.
> --
> Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
>
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Close down as much as is obvious, but leave the firewall running.. some
>> program installations will ask for anti-virus to be shut down too, but do
>> not do it unless specifically asked..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "rahrules" <justme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:A0D5E491-D151-4E54-8394-6861D81773CF@microsoft.com...
>> > This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to
>> > get
>> > a
>> > satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When
>> > an
>> > Install Wizard (or anything else for that matter) advises you to close
>> > all
>> > browser windows and all Windows programs before continuing install,
>> > just
>> > exactly does that mean? I know that I need to close all IE windows I
>> > may
>> > have open, and shut down Word, or Notepad, or Media Player, etc, but
>> > does
>> > that include all the programs that you may have running in the
>> > background,
>> > such as your firewall, anti-spyware programs, printers, etc? I hope
>> > someone
>> > hare can give me a difinitive answer to this question. Thanks for your
>> > time.
>> > --
>> > Failure is not an option. It is written into the program.
>>
>>
>>
