00:00 Nov 18, 2009
Quit unresponsive tasks before you reset your system
Platform : Windows XP, Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: Resplendence Software Projects
Size: 732.36KB
Rating:
Verdict: Last resort tool for fixing unresponsive applications
Everyone who uses a computer regularly has experienced it from time to time, You are running multiple tasks or running several programs simultaneously and suddenly, you find that your computer stops responding. For some reason the computer is so busy that it does not respond to your actions anymore. Your clicks and key presses are handled much later or not at all, giving you no chance to interact with the system.
Sometimes it may help to give your system a couple of minutes, but if after several minutes you are still waiting, you are probably likely to press the key combination ALT+CTRL+DELETE which allows you to fire up the task manager to see which programs are taking up all the CPU time and system resources. At this point you may be able to recover the system and get it in a responsive state again by terminating the offending processes. If this works, then great but very often the system is so busy that even the task manager cannot really help. It just does not get enough processor attention to be able to handle your clicks or key presses. Then you are very likely to give up and press the reset button of your machine for a reboot.
This is where AntiFreeze offers a solution. AntiFreeze is a utility with a very small footprint, sitting in your tray, waiting for you to press the hotkey combination (ALT+CTRL+WIN+HOME by default). You should use it only in emergency situations; consider it an alternative for the reset button.
Issue: 133 | February, 2012