Disabling apps in the taskbar when installing new programs

[HGC]

Whenever I install new software, I always exit any background programs with icons showing on the lower right of the taskbar. There are several, and it's a hassle.

Do you really need to close them all? I would certainly close anti-virus and anti-spyware programs before installing anything, but what about more innocuous seeming ones like Windows Messenger, Roboform, APC powerchute, InCD, nVidia settings, ATI Control center, Quicktime, Adobe Reader, etc., etc., etc.?

I've always wondered about this. If it doesn't show up in the Applications window of the Windows Task Manager, does it have to be removed?

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: HGC
Whenever I install new software, I always exit any background programs with icons showing on the lower right of the taskbar. There are several, and it's a hassle.

Do you really need to close them all? I would certainly close anti-virus and anti-spyware programs before installing anything, but what about more innocuous seeming ones like Windows Messenger, Roboform, APC powerchute, InCD, nVidia settings, ATI Control center, Quicktime, Adobe Reader, etc., etc., etc.?

I've always wondered about this. If it doesn't show up in the Applications window of the Windows Task Manager, does it have to be removed?

I've never once bothered to shutdown programs running in the system tray when I install new apps. Never had a problem either. Most times I will shut down any open windows, but that's all, and sometimes I don't even do that.

 

[Seekermeister]

Theoretically, you are supposed to shutdown all running processes, other than essential system processes. You could make it a bit easier if you installed a program called Batchrun, which is freeware. You can use it to creat a batch file of all of those processes and shut them down with a click. It's easy enough that even I can do it, so it's really no challenge.