Copyright: TaskMan Help from Binary Insight
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Task Manager Help: Authors and program’s version

You are using Task Manager v1.1.

Conditions of distribution: freeware (free-of-charge).

Version history:

Task Manager v1.1

[N] Main menu

[C] Two-language interface

[N] Two-language help system

[N] Added popup menu

[C] Minor interface changes

[C] Some misprints fixed

Task Manager v1.0

[N] First release

Legend:

[N] – new in this version

[C] – changed or updated

Program’s authors: Binary Insight Software.

   Yury Yakhno – programming, design, initial help systems’ development.

   Yury Zaytsev – translations, design and WEB-design, help systems’ development.

Authors’ website – www.bisoftware.f2s.com.

All questions, remarks and councils are welcomed to support@bisoftware.f2s.com.

Attentively read "License agreement” before using this program.


Task Manager Help: How to use?

In the main window of Task Manager are shown all processes, running on the computer. In the bottom of main window there are some control buttons for chosen process and for customization of view parameters.

  How the purpose of those buttons is described below:

View Parameters - by ticking the flags of this group you can customize which processes are shown in the main window of Task Manager.

Only Visible Windows. If this flag is ticked, Task Manager shows you only those Windows processes, which have visible windows. In general you have to tick this flag, because only service processes (and some Windows system processes) haven't the visible window. But if you want to track some hidden resident processes you should uncheck this flag.

Only Windows with Captions. In general in the process list you see window's caption. But some of Windows processes don't have any caption on their windows, so if you uncheck this flag you'll see that some clear strings added to list of processes. As, generally, those processes are hidden Windows monitors you should not pay any attention on them.

Only Parent Processes. Often, Windows programs creates some additional windows to perform user dialog, so one process (one program) can have multiple windows. If you check this flag, you’ll see only parent processes, which “own” windows in the process list, and if this flag is unchecked you’ll see all windows.

Try to Terminate Process. Using this button you can try to “kill” selected process with all its subwindows and subprocesses. The button is called “Try to Terminate Process”, because Task Manager can’t terminate some of system processes (Windows don’t let it do) and then, in major case it can’t terminate not responding processes as they don’t respond.

Switch To Process. You should use this button to switch to selected process (its window becomes active).

Process Info. Use this button to get some more information about the selected process (Handle, Caption, Class, Parent Handle). This information is more useful for programmers that for users.

Help. Shows you this window.

Disable Task Manager. Exits Task Manager.

OK. Hides Task Manager’s window and puts it in the taskbar near the system clock.


Task Manager Help: License agreement

1.	If you use any program from Binary Insight Software (simply "program" below in the text), specifies that you accept all conditions of this agreement. If you don’t accept any condition of the present agreement, remove the program from your computer.

2.	All programs are intellectual property of their authors, and all rights on them belong only to their authors. The infringement of any item of this agreement entails the criminal liability.

3.	It’s strictly forbidden to make any changes into program’s modules and extracting of source code by any procedures (disassembling, decompiling, broadcasting and so on) without written permission of program’s authors.

4.	It’s forbidden to use the same format of program’s files and the same interface of the program (arrangement of buttons, help, structure of preferences and so on) in other applications without written permission of the program’s authors.

5.	All programs are distributed strictly below their conditions of distribution (freeware - free-of-charge, adware - free, but the program will show ads and shareware). Any distribution for sale or purchase, without written permission of authors is forbidden.

6.	This software is provided AS-IS, without warranty of any kind. The authors will not be held liable for any damage to you, your computer, or to anyone or anything else, which may result from its use, or misuse.

7.	When you contact programs’ authors they are only obliged to consider the reasons which have caused programs’ failure and, probably, to consider them in the newer versions of the program.

8.	You have rights to use and redistribute the programs for unlimited time without the obligatory written permission of authors, until you don’t break any condition of present license agreement.

9. Binary Insight Software team reserves to itself a right to change this license agreement without obligatory users' notification.


Task Manager Help: What is it?

The Task Manager is intended for tracking and management of processes under Windows operational systems family. It's the enhanced version of the window, which, by pressing ALT+CTRL+DEL, shows some of current processes running under Windows 95/98/ME. But Task Manager shows also all hidden processes, even those ones, which aren't visible by pressing ALT+CTRL+DEL. Also, it can terminate some of processes.

When you run Task Manager it’s icon appears in the taskbar near the system clock. When you click on it with the left mouse button, the program shows it’s main window. If you click on it with the right mouse button, Task Manager’s popup menu will be show and you will be able to choose some of following options: show the main window, show the help system, visit author’s website, or exit Task Manager.

For more info on program possibilities see “How to use?” chapter.