>>It should pick it up, even if they started it independently of your application, although you won't have an object reference to it.
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>>While debugging my apps, I frequently would get 3-4 "unkilled" instances of Word running that I'd have to go into Task Manager to shut down.
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>>I hope this helps. I know it's not a total solution, but it should point you in the right direction.
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>Thanks for the help. Do you know for a fact whether or not there's API to deal with the Task Manager? I browsed under the API button (at the left) and couldn't find anything that looked useful.


I don't know. You might check the MS Knowledge Base and search for "how to" and "task manager" to see what comes up.