The same happened to me as with #161: it asks to enter again name and code. And I´ve been using it since the day it was given away!
I still have the code I used to register, but I don´t know what name to give.
Cheers,
Roger

I downloaded Process Lasso as per Giveawayofthday and registered it as required but now it is asking for registration again.What gives,is there a problem associated or is it only a temporary registration?

Thanks everyone ;). Glad to hear the W2K fix was confirmed.

BTW, I discovered mod_security2 (an optional Apache module) was installed on my server and I didn't even realize it. Checking its logs, I see blocked activation attempts. This was actually part of a study trying to find out why RegNow's server was having trouble doing some callbacks. Some users who have names that are non-ascii may get blocked by this 'firewall' type module. I am working on it now, but I am finally done speculating now. I must of had 1,000 theories, lol.

New version 5.0.0.27 manually installed on a w2ksp4 (Fr) machine 10 mn ago ...

Seems OK, no hangs for now, activation successful.

Thanks !

Thank you for an excellent program. I'm still playing around with it and exploring all of the possibilities.
What I would like to do is explain what I do with my machine and why your program can help.
I look through all of the processes and files running to make sure there are no rogue or unwanted programs going.
I'm sure you know how easy it is to get programs installed that you have no idea how they got there. Just tonight and as a result of running Process Lasso, I found MSN Toolbar taking up a whole bunch of processor time when I didn't want it doing so. I really don't know how it got on my computer and frankly, I couldn't care less about it. So I deleted it with Revo Uninstaller, another very handy program.
My point is that it is important to me to be able to identify what and where these little programs come from and be able to decide if I really want them on my computer. Another way to deal with them is to be able to run them only when required, then unload them.
Process lasso definitely helps that aim. I would like to see a little better explanation window and have it stay up on the screen longer.
Thanks again for a great program.

After extensive study, I *believe* I may have identified the cause of people's activation trouble. I configured Apache to compress all compressible content a while back, and I believe some clients are unable to properly handle this. I am disabling it now for select user-agents. This may very well solve the issue. I am tempted to disable it completely, though the lack of efficiency in data transfer would really annoy me.

Some users who had activation troubles later determined their firewall was the cause. For others, I still don't know. Like I said, the key system will rectify this soon. For 95% of people everything went fine.

For Windows 2000 users, there was a crash of the GUI when retrieving the process icons. I have resolved this internally and a fix will be available in the next build. I don't see any possibility that larger system troubles would be caused by this, it was a simple crash of the GUI. Also, Process Lasso doesn't go mucking around with anything it isn't told to mess with, and doesn't map itself into other processes or change system settings.

The wording in this software is ridiculous. Could not make sense of any of it. I haven't seen any improvement at all on my machine either. sucks big time, no way

The character set of the web server has been explicitly defined now, something I neglected to do in a recent web server transition. However, I can not confirm that this was the cause, because I am simply not sure and haven't reproduced the failure.

The users who reported a failure are in the small minority, and I've not established any rhyme or reason to these failures. Therefore, it could be something I haven't even considered.

I am developing a new KEY file based activation system that will be complete soon. This will get the remaining users activated. Thank you for your patience. I had never had any problems with the activation system until now, of course problems tend to reveal themselves when exposed to such a large set of users ;)

As an update, I've now determined the cause of the activation troubles is NOT server load. I believe the response from the web server is being mishandled in some way. I am experimenting with a few adjustments that may rectify it.

Stephen Cohen: did you consider that it might be the Norton product that caused the problem? I have refused to install anything from Norton on any of my PCs since Peter Norton sold out his company -- they are mostly impossible to uninstall, and they are usually the cause of system problems... in my personal experience, anyway.

One thing that I have neglected to make clear (am rectifying that now) is that the user name can be ANYTHING. It is not checked during activation.

Hi again everyone. I must say the timing of this give-away ended up being less than ideal, I was feeling worse and worse yesterday. I've gotten back to my computer this morning and am taking care of those who still had trouble activating. As best I can guess, it is surely due to network latency combined with script and database execution time causing a timeout before completion.

I have temporarily bypassed the database for activation of that key, so please try again.

I was informed that GOTD's wrapper around the installer may now tell you the time has expired. Inside is the same build you would get at http://www.bitsum.com . So, go grab the build directly if needed.

Thanks all, and if you are waiting for a response to an email, I have been going through them the last hour so ;)

@#146: try searching the page!

Same problem as others on W2k. I had these problems precedently with v3.80 (Software-Butler.de promo i think, a long time ago) and v4.0 (gaotd), on 3 different (old) machines, at the same time. Exactly the same with today 5.0.
Installs ok, but hangs instantly. Unable to register. Same after reboot. I see the traffic lights a very short time, instantly followed by an error message (in french, sorry ...) :
L'instruction à "0x7ce7335a" emploie l'adresse mémoire "0x00000000" .....
The green box is visible, but unable to do anything with it (hangs instantly after a right click with the same message).

W2ksp4 french, tested in limited user and admin, on 2 machines today, with the same result. Nod32+Jetico on one machine; Avira 9 free+(old) Kerio 2.15 on the other.

I had to reinstall completely 1 machine, unable to restart, with the old 3.80. With precaution, now i made a Snapshot image before testing ... Will have to reinstall it.

Sorry, but this app is totally unuseable for me after many testings, all versions and on all machines. Thumbs down.

Bernard

P.S. Not really important, but the french translation is very incomplete and very perfectible. As my english is, for sure ...

Any response, please, Jeremy, to the Win2K problems in #142 & #143 (Mug Wump & Nadia McLaren)? This problem has been present for several months & 5.0.0.24, 5.0.0.26, nor portable app fix it. Thank you!

Hi,

I apologise if this has already been answered, but there are 143 posts at the moment, which is a bit too much to read right now:

Will this work with O&O CleverCache?

Thanks.

A. S.

Interestingly - The latest Process Lasso doesn't seem to work well in scrolling down these messages - it hits 100% CPU use and can only accept a few messages before it halts to "Recover its breath & continue towards the bottom!

Hmmm. I had this prog before, but - I must admit - I couldn't see any noticable changes.

Having read a lot of the speil above, I was tempted in to installing it into many of the family's computers.

In my own desktop : I never see the "traffic lights" but ONLY the square "Green Box" which shows the CPU usage - which is rather unfortunate since a DIGITAL value would be MUCH better than trying to interpret CPU use from a varying green bar - and I already have a CPU usage showing percentage use of CPU from my "Cool Beans System Information" program - a prog which has been abandoned by the creator as far as I can tell.

Please give us the option to digitally show the %age of CPU use!

Now - I'll give the new GOTD program a run.

Wish I could have posted this @Jeremy Collake's website - but tried to register there - in vain - no message to my Hotmail account. .

I installed on 2 machines. Windows XP was fine. W2K was faulty. When I load I get the Program Error message "ProcessLasso.ex.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You need to restart the program." (which of course doesn't help). ProcessGovernor is working. I've tried various things (including TestLasso.exe) but am giving up unless you can help further.

Program crashes after installation on 3 separate Win2k Pro systems:
"ProcessLasso.ex.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows." Yet I am able to install it on 2 WinXP SP3 systems without problem. Is there some fix for Win2K systems I don't know about for ProcessLasso? It auto downloads the GDI+.dll htat is missing, but when I try to open the taskbar icon into full screen, I get the error message. Any help would be appreciated.

I downloaded this from here a long time ago and didn't see any difference but given all of positive reviews I am downloading this again this time it is on a dual core machine before it was just a regular computer and that was a year or so ago. Will be interesting to see what it does that makes people so excited about this.

Just want to say a big THANKS for this program. I have the previous version and can honestly say that I use this program more than any other. It makes me feel like I am in control of what does and doesn't run on my computer...
I keep telling my mom she needs it so she can see all the crap she has using up her resources, and now I can show her!
I would highly recommend this program for John Q who doesn't know much about computers except how to use them...
Thanks for all your effort, both GOTD and Bitsum.
Running this on XP sp3, no problems upgrading or downloading for the first time.
Molly :)

Does it automatically register your registraion key? Because I can't find the place where I'm supposed to input it. I have the key in the txt file that comes with it but it's already activated and working so what is the key for? Confused.

Other than that, this program is a dream. Works like a charm. The biggest thing that I like about it (besides the obvious) is that not only does it list and manage the programs/processess running, it tells you where they're all located at (that's huge for hunting down viruses/trojans horses because I can seek out the exact location and CClean the sucker out). Or it could be a totally benign process, just unfamiliar, I can search it out and check what it's actually doing.

Great great program.

You know what I'd like to keep under control? Google Chrome. Every time it downloads a page it eats up all my CPU cycles. For some reason though, Process Lasso detects it as svchost.exe. Hmm...

I won't be downloading... but only because I've purchased the lifetime license after trying out the last giveaway. I tried it out, in an effort to keep Firefox under control. It works great, and I highly recommend. It has plenty of options for techie types, but works just fine for the novice as well.

I'm a big fan of process lasso and used it for a long time but this version has a bug it seems, it's not keeping settings. Any settings I change are reset to defaults every time the program is restarted. Which is a PITA considering I had a working free version an hour ago. Using latest update (5.0.0.26) and WinXP. Tried a (very) clean install and still the problem exists so can only assume a bug :-(

I don't usually install software I can't understand, but after a weighed decision to trust the above users approval of Process Lasso I installed it on my XP, C2Duo desktop. Straight out of the box without any configuration, my shutdown and startup times were reduced by 50%. This alone makes it a keeper. Programs do seem to load faster.

Hope my post on the app wasn't inappropriate. I can't open the download -either the 32 or 64 bit version. Both say it isn't a valid Win32 App, using IE 32, IE 64 and FoxFire 64.

Ideas?

Version 4 was working nicely on my Windows 2000 SP4 PC.
Installed version 5, now it crashes as soon as it starts, every time.
Uninstalled version 5, now have no working PL.

Surprised that no one explained how to activate Process Lasso for those who might have experienced a bit of trouble, like I did.

I didn't want to install the software program internally within my WinXP OS that is located in one of the partitions within one of my destop computer's HDDs, or the additional software partition that I created expressly for the purpose of downloading and installing software, (since I NEVER install ANY third party, non-Microsoft apps or programs in the SAME partition that the actual Window OS itself resides in!!)

Once I decided to download it, and JUST like I ALWAYS do with ANY and ALL of the "free" software that I discover, or am linked to from websites on the internet, especially those offered or hosted FROM and not BY websites that merely post links to or indirect downloads for free or open-source software, I will instead "Google" them, and/or do background research for the actual software creators' and their website(s) (if any) so that I can learn more about them, their software programs, what, if any ratings they have been given by users or testers, if the software I want to download is up to date and current, if there are any "beta" or "developmen"t versions of the software being available, and whether or not they are trustworthy and reputable vendors (having no website, wiki, or even a blog is a BIG red flag IMO.)

I discovered that a "portable" USB thumbdrive Win 32 version of Process Lasso was available, and downloaded it, instead of using the download link on GOTD, which would be the version that has to be installed within an internal or external HDD. Unfortunately, after unpacking the zipped file, I found to my dismay that there was no activation key included within a text file in the extracted files. So I had to AGAIN download the HDD version as well, and extract the files from it, in order to get the activation key code. The activation link for the USB install is located in the dropdown "help" section on the top left side of the main window of Process Lasso (once it has been unzipped extracted into a folder that I created and named for it beforehand within the thumbdrive, as the extracted files are NOT contained within their own folder after it has been unzipped)

I'm running a Win 7 Pro PC, 64 Bit, and keep getting an Error message to the effect that the downloaded file (Process Lasso or Process Lasso 64) aren't valid Win32 apps.

I switched to IE 32 bit a while ago, and have tried this and IE 64 with the same result. Also tried downloaded FoxFire 4 this afternoon, and still no luck.

Any ideas?

Any insights would be appreciated.

Does anyone know if WinPatrol will interfere with Process Lasso? Can these two programs work simultaneously? Cheers!

Thanks Jeremy for this free update. I was using the 4.0.0.30 version till now.

I have actually purchased the lifetime license for Process Lasso so don't need to get today's giveaway, so that tells you something about my opinion of it!

I run a program called MyEars which gives virtual surround sound through normal stereo headphones. Before Process Lasso it would crackle and pop intermittently but Process Lasso made it easy to bump up the priority and detect game mode whenever it was running and now it runs flawlessly.

It's also great on my work computer to moderate the impact of the daily virus scan that used to bring my computer to its knees for a few hours every day.

Comodo Defence+ does seem to detect a LOT of things about the new version 5, however: it wants to take full control of basically every running process. I don't remember Comodo complaining about the extent of control in Process Lasso v4, though...? It seems to require much greater influence over the OS in this new version...

This is the message I get when I try to download this program.

Oops! Internet Explorer could not connect to files.giveawayoftheday.com
Suggestions:
•Go to giveawayoftheday­.­com
•Try reloading: files.­giveawayoftheday­.­com/­ProcessLasso.­zip
•Search on Google:
Google Toolbar Help - Why am I seeing this page?

©2011 Google - Google Home

Please Help as I want to use this program.

Thank you in advance for your service and support.

downloaded and installed; when opening program keep getting error and says must restart; also cannot find where to apply register code; previous version 4 worked fine

It's rare to hear such praise for a giveaway and, for those of us who prefer to get on with the task in hand rather than do a degree in techno-geek stuff, very reassuring to read comments from those who have in-depth experience of these matters. I liked the IBM Main Frame posting!

Also helpful was being told I could Upgrade my PL-4 installed last time it was on this page without first uninstalling; PL-5 is now purring away bottom right, a smooth, quick upgrade process. Note the generous 72-hour window Jeremy has given everyone.

However, the best tip on this page, for me, came from #43 oliviab - I've just downloaded Evernote and, in the short time it's been installed, it looks pretty neat; snatched web-pages and synchronised between cloud & desktop exactly as advertised.

Thanks @ 42(lemonadesoda)! That was the only way I could get activated. It kept freezing with the GAOTD download. First issue I have ever had with GAOTD.

Now have Anvir and Process Lasso running together. Everything seems fine so far.

@Jeremy Collake, #89 - about spell check:)
Don't worry, but if it helps - There is a tiny little aid called "ieSpell" and it's free for personal use (pls google it up). It can sit on Your Toolbar next to Page, Tools, whatever - and it shows as "abc" - to be used before posting anything?

Thanks GAOTD and Lasso for Today's Offer:)) - when I saw familiar "Traffic Lights" this morn on my Taskbar I new I was at home:)- Had this Program 2 PCs back and frankly forgot about it, happens. Welcome back Buddy!
Feels like my laptop is lubricated already, lol. Smashing Software!!

#50 Help | Activate

No issues with installation, XP SP3 x86.

Great program! I've used it since the last time it was offered on GAOTD and just updated it. The only problem (which probably isn't a problem with Process Lasso) is that it constantly gets "logged" by Symantic Antivirus. It doesn't get deleted, but I do get the occasional annoying antivirus popup window while I'm trying to work/play.

Didn't think much of it when I saw what was offered today, but the feedback has been so positive that I decided to give it a try. So far so good, although I did notice that there was an upgrade available immediately, which seemed strange. However, the program said I was eligible for the upgrade so I accepted it.

Thank You Jeremy Collake! Thanks GOTD! I have used your previous GOTD giveaway and today's new version is the best!

Been using the older version from a previous GOTD. After reading the posts where all you need to do is check "update" on the current version and it would update to today's version, I tried it and it said no updates available. So, went ahead and downloaded the new version and within 45 seconds I had the new version! Thanks GOTD and Bitsum Technologies for an excellent product!

I too experienced difficulty activating the software. I use ZoneAlarm as my firewall. I turned ZoneAlarm off, turned on my back-up firewall, attempted to activate again, and succeeded.

This is a great piece of kit, product key even worked when i had only downloaded the 32 bit and it downloaded the 64 bit version. Before my ram usage was about 50% at the best and 55-65 normally. Now it is an astonishing 40%!!!

thanks to the comment about the 64 bit download option! the program did flag me before download to see if i wanted to download the 64 for my laptop. i went back and found the link above the GAOTD link. Downloaded very well, but i can't find a way to set my activation code. the program just opens when i click on it, there is no link or prompt to activate it although i got GAOTD link saying it was activated???? following the prompts "to buy" did not give activation option either.
I don't want to lose the program past the 72 hours free, but want to know how to confirm activation please????

Question: I don't know about all the CPU and Ram stuff. Should I use the program despite this?

Can somebody please explain me HOW to use the program and WHAT does it do?

Please?

#22: "Can we change later the settings that made in installation process like auto start ProcessGovernor etc.?"

Options menu -> General Process Lasso settings -> Reconfigure the way Process Lasso starts.

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#100: "... I’m not sure if I’m ready to install it on my new i7 because Win 7 seems to do a good job on its own..."

Little risk, little impact, IMHO give it a shot -- if it doesn't help you might have wasted 2 or 3 minutes, & you'll still have the other great features.

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#107: "I was fed up with Windows processes suddenly starting and occupying 99% of my CPU for ages, preventing me from doing anything else. I would end them in Task Manager, only to see them start up again..."

FWIW sounds like AV software [that's how McAfee & to a lesser extent Security Essentials behave in a loaded VM] -- the "AV-Test Product Review and Certification Reports" at av-test.org list usability for tested AV apps, which includes the amount of system slow down. Not saying you shouldn't use Process Lasso, but if it is your AV stuff, might want to change brands if/when it comes time to renew your license. ;-)

Thanks to the Author and GOTD for a great program!!!!

Chuck