Close Programs

I am new to Vista.....when I would install new Software on my WindowsXP PC I
would always get the message to close all Programs before continuing with the
install. To close all non esentual programs I used ENDITALL2, a free utilty
available on the web....it worked great.

I am sure installing software on a Vista system that the same prodcedure is
recommended, close all programs. ENDITALL2 does not indicate it is Vista
Ready. Is there a program available for Vista that will close all non-nedded
Programs before you proceed to install New Software? A free one?

denmarfl;525632 Wrote:
> I am new to Vista.....when I would install new Software on my WindowsXP
> PC I would always get the message to close all Programs before
> continuing with the install. To close all non esentual programs I used
> ENDITALL2, a free utilty available on the web....it worked great.
>
> I am sure installing software on a Vista system that the same
> prodcedure is recommended, close all programs. ENDITALL2 does not
> indicate it is Vista Ready. Is there a program available for Vista that
> will close all non-nedded Programs before you proceed to install New
> Software? A free one?

Actually, I think you've taken the message "close all programs" a
little too literally.

This message is intended to protect any unsaved data you may have open
in an application in case the installer for the new program requires a
restart. In most cases, whether there are any applications open or not
is irrelevant.

You can safely install your software without the need to close
applications first, and you most certainly do not need a third-party
utility to help with this. What happens if this utility closes something
that it shouldn't (i.e. Something required by the installer service) ?


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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:25:00 -0800, denmarfl
<> wrote:

> I am new to Vista.....when I would install new Software on my WindowsXP PC I
> would always get the message to close all Programs before continuing with the
> install. To close all non esentual programs I used ENDITALL2, a free utilty
> available on the web....it worked great.


Yes, most program installations tell you to do that, so that if the
new program tries to install a new version of some shared dll, it will
be accepted.

However in practice, it's hardly ever necessary. Only very rarely is
this an issue. My personal practice has always been to ignore the
warning, not use programs like enditall, and just go ahead with the
installation. Worst case, if problems wit the installation result, you
can always just redo the installation, following the recommendation
the second time. I've never had a problem doing that, and if I've ever
even needed to redo the installation, I can't remember it.



> I am sure installing software on a Vista system that the same prodcedure is
> recommended,


It's not a Vista vs. XP issue, it's a program installation issue.


> close all programs.


It's the program installer that tells you to do that, not the
operating system.


> ENDITALL2 does not indicate it is Vista
> Ready. Is there a program available for Vista that will close all non-nedded
> Programs before you proceed to install New Software? A free one?


I don't know, but my recommendation is just to ignore the warnings.
Such a program isn't necessary.

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A lot of software manufacturers advise you to temporarily disable your
anti-virus while installing particular software.

I don't take that advice either; I simply close all open programs on the
desktop.

"denmarfl" wrote:

> I am new to Vista.....when I would install new Software on my WindowsXP PC I
> would always get the message to close all Programs before continuing with the
> install. To close all non esentual programs I used ENDITALL2, a free utilty
> available on the web....it worked great.
>
> I am sure installing software on a Vista system that the same prodcedure is
> recommended, close all programs. ENDITALL2 does not indicate it is Vista
> Ready. Is there a program available for Vista that will close all non-nedded
> Programs before you proceed to install New Software? A free one?