Thanks Bil, You have to remember this is a total dummy on this side of the world and no one close who can help when I screw up. Thanks for the tip and I printed and saved it. Thanks again fuzz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "fantaj" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:05 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: How to close applications on windows XP Hi Fuzz, Press and hold Alt, then press Tab to access each open program. Then X it out. Of course this is only necessary if you are installing a program and forgot to close some open windows. I often install programs without closing anything and have not had a problem with Windows 2000 & XP. But then I can usually fix any damage in just minutes using various utilities. -- Best regards, Bil Green 2001 TV VCR Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 760-934-2001 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, August 6, 2003, 8:22:26 AM, you wrote: f> have this new computor with windows XP and need to know how to close open applications so I can install new programs? f> Thanks f> fuzz f> **************************************************************************** * f> Classifieds! Buy or Sell! f> http://sell.tech-assist.org f> The Tech Address Book: f> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm f> Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: f> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm f> Lost Password: f> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". f> Email Archives: f> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ **************************************************************************** * Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/