On 2/25/04 4:08 PM, "Alex" <alist at sprint.ca> wrote: > Query: What else could I have done to get rid of the stuck process? > Shouldn't kill -9 have nuked TextEdit, no ifs, ands, or buts? Yes, but perhaps it wasn't TextEdit that was stuck - it might be another process (like the spell check) that TextEdit is using... Kirk My latest book: How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther http://www.mcelhearn.com/htde.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kirk at mcelhearn.com | http://www.mcelhearn.com . . . . . . . . Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France . .