Closing IE While Running a Game: Resource-Saving or Risky?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the implications of closing Internet Explorer (IE) while running a video game, specifically Fallout Tactics on Windows XP. Participants explore whether this action is beneficial for saving system resources or if it poses risks, particularly regarding system stability and functionality.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the efficacy of using Ctrl+Alt+Del to shut down Internet Explorer while gaming, noting that it worked but led to issues with mouse functionality upon rebooting.
  • Another participant expresses a general disapproval of using Internet Explorer, suggesting it is not a good idea to use it at all.
  • A clarification is made regarding the difference between explorer.exe and iexplorer.exe, with one participant explaining that explorer.exe is the graphical user interface while iexplorer.exe is the actual browser.
  • A participant acknowledges mistakenly closing explorer.exe instead of iexplorer.exe, indicating a misunderstanding of the two processes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether closing Internet Explorer is advisable. There are differing opinions on the utility of IE itself and the implications of closing system processes.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty regarding the relationship between closing IE and system stability, particularly in relation to mouse functionality after rebooting. There is also a lack of clarity on how to restart Internet Explorer after closing it.

Who May Find This Useful

Users interested in optimizing system performance while gaming, particularly those using older operating systems like Windows XP, may find this discussion relevant.

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question. Is it a good idea to use ctl+alt+del to shut down Internet Explorer
while running a video game? The intent would be to save system resources.
If it matters, the game is Fallout Tactics and I run windows XP.

I tried it and it worked, except for the fact that I couldn't restart internet explorer. I had to reboot.
When I did, my mouse cursor wouldn't move. Restarted again and the mouse still didn't work. A third time and the mouse is working now. I don't know if this mouse problem is relevant or not, it sometimes does this when I reboot.

If I do shut down IE, how would I start it up again? I can't really navigate my way to the executable file.

Thanks
 
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Generally its not a good idea to even use IE.
 
explorer.exe isn't the same thing as iexplorer.exe

explorer.exe is the frontend GUI you see
iexplorer.exe is the browser
 
thank you for specifying, Dduardo. I closed explorer.exe, lol. I see that's now a good idea.
 

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