License: FreeWare / Install / System
Requires: Win7/XP/2003/Vista
Size: 687 KB
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Release Date: 2010-2-4 18:23:49
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Product Description
Many tasks that can be performed on PC's these days require you to
close all currently running programs. For example, almost every
installer asks you to close all other applications to minimize
conflicts and to avoid replacing in-use files.
Other high-end tasks, such as defragmenting, scanning hard drives or
burning CDs can slow down or even fail when other processes 'kick in',
like background programs, the screen saver or a scheduled task.
Of course, you can manually exit each program one by one, disable the
screen saver. That is when SmartClose comes in! SmartClose will
automatically close all running programs, disable the screen saver and
halt all other processes that can interrupt without asking.
But what when you have finished the task that required you to use
SmartClose and you want to restore the programs and such that were
disabled by SmartClose? Restart the computer? No, because before
SmartClose closes or disables anything, it will first save the current
state of the system (running programs, screen saver) to a 'system
snapshot', that can later be opened and restored again by SmartClose.
Here are some key features of "SmartClose":
Two wizards:
¡¤ The Close Programs wizard, for closing all the programs, and the
Restore wizard, to restore a system snapshot. Both provide an
intuitive and clear interface, and assist you step by step.
¡¤ Thanks to its SmartClose-technology, most programs can be properly
closed, so that the program can still save its settings and return
memory and resources to the system.
¡¤ In the rare cases that a program can't be properly closed,
SmartClose can use SmartKill to kill the program. Still, all the
memory and resources used by the program will be freed.
¡¤ If you don't want a program to be closed or killed by SmartClose,
you can add it to a list of 'Protected Programs'.
¡¤ Besides closing programs, SmartClose also closes Explorer and
Internet Explorer windows and saves their current location, so they
can be restored properly later.
¡¤ Disables and restores the screen saver.
¡¤ On modern Windows versions, SmartClose stops and restarts Windows
services that can interrupt other processes, such as the Task
Scheduler. On Windows 9x/Millennium, the Task Scheduler can also be
disabled and re-enabled.