Taskmgr Became Useless in Windows Vista
November 9, 2008 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
I cannot remember the last time taskmgr could not close the application or end the process especially when it is as common as Windows Media Player (see image above). I think this experience only happened in Windows 95 and Windows XP without the service pack updates.
Today, I am so frustrated because I could not restart my laptop and my Windows Media Player is not responding anymore. I tried to remove the disc, ended the process in the taskmgr, and also ended the application. None of this worked in my Windows Vista computer.
Oh well, I’d have to accomplish all my task and restart my PC to solve this problem.
Very strange. What about the alternatives? Doesn’t Vista have its own version of Sys Internals package or Process.exe yet? Or have you tried using the corresponding app’s XP version to see how it works?
Windows xKill. Maybe this liittle portable app can help you. http://solo-dev.deviantart.com/art/Windows-xKill-100737525