http://www.betanews.com/article/A-window-closes-on-Microsoft/1273183627

A window closes on Microsoft
I think it's way too soon to write off Microsoft as a company.!!

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/HP_Kills_the_iPad_Killer_-_Slate/551-110921-615.html

HP Kills the iPad Killer - Slate

Says Windows 7 is unfriendly with tablets and Intel hardware is too power hungry
During the Consumer Electronics Show 2010, Hewlett Packard had promised to introduce its Slate tablet later this year.
HP not like Vista & now not like windows 7

Robert...

Thanks for sending the luck, I think I could use a good dose of it too!

Suki

Suki,

Yep.I'm still alive and kicking. :)

Just to wish you good luck!
Take care.

BuBBy...Lee...hotdoge3

Thanks for the info and help! I will be trying these when I'm finished with my networking issues, lol ! Just installed a new modem and router, I am working on printer sharing issues now...I did clean my glasses and blinked a few times... in the hope it would magically fix itself...lmao

Thanks as always for your help!!!!

Suki

Just realised that Process Blocker was mentioned in an earlier post by rsergio. (I really need to clean my glasses and/or get some sleep).

Some others that will do the same (or more)

Process Tamer (I use this one myself)
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/proctamer/index.html

or

Process Lasso
http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.php

or what looks like the "no frills version"

Auto Kill Process
http://www.figgeware.com/auto%20kill%20process.htm

BuBBy
Thanks from the ...lox too.
Not a one-click-tool; I have to do something more - and will perhaps learn something more about my puter.
A beta-version is for me like a challenge - I love challenges. ;)
notblocklox

____EDITED by me____________________________________________________________

Please have a look at topic 18 of the Road-Map :
This should move the project from simple application to a service helping administrators to fight users
;)

BuBBy,
Thanks for that cool link.

Sukibabe,

Just saw this (old old) thread and your requirement for a program that terminates any processes that matches an entry from a user supplied list, can be met (I believe) by the program at

http://www.processblocker.com/ (OK, so they won no awards for a creative domain name, but at least you won't forget it easily).

They have code for both x32 and x64 code. It is still in Beta, and will probably eventually become a commercial tool (according to their roadmap)

Give it a try.

A lot of processes are not needed by a home user.

If you download and install SiSoftware Sandra Lite (freeware) and run it's diagnostics part it will tell you which ones are safe to turn off, without compromising your system.

Its available with 4 mirrors from http://majorgeeks.com/SiSoftware_Sandra_Lite_d4664.html

do a lookup with google in XP be 20 to 30 max all so have a look at blackviper

http://www.blackviper.com

http://kadaitcha.cx/high_cpu.html

Robert

Thanks for the reply! Right now I am trying maz's suggestion with WinPatrol...right now I have got the processes on the laptop down from 82 to 65! Still looking at the program, it doesn't seem to detect all the processes in Task Manager. They are trying to push the paid version of WinPatrol Plus...but for $29.95 it would have to be a 3 user license for me, lol!
I'm going to try it on the Desktop which has only 68 processes running at the moment and see if I can get those down a bit too.
The one thing about WinPatrol is it shows up in Task Manager under processes, the very thing I'm trying to avoid...ROFLMAO
Haven't seen you around in awhile, of course I only usually show up on the weekends for the games, glad to see you are still here!!!
Thanks and take care....Suki

Suki,
You still can find the freeware version of ProcessGuard version 3.150 at pcworld.com

ProcessGuard

Boy this is an old thread...

Yes, at this point in time I could use one, as the processes on my Laptop are running around 82...would like to get it down to around 60!

BuBBY: If you see this, is there another link for that software...says something about page suspended when I clicked on it.

rsergio: I clicked your link and I would like to no more before I download something...

Suki

Freeware Process Blocker does it. cdundee007, it works exacly you said.

The Free Version of DiamondCS ProcessGuard will do what you want (and more)

edit: you will need to google for "ProcessGuard" - the official site has shut down - and it looks like future development on this tool will now cease. (21.nov.2008)

You may have looked at this already--but if not, would WinPatrol be of any use to you?

Does anyone know of any free process blocker software? I am looking for a software that will (based on a list I create) block/prevent the processes from running. Of course the software program will probably run in the background monitoring the process list and when it detects a blacklisted process it would immediately kill it.