With a small registry tweak, Windows XP can be set to automatically
close any program that 'stops responding' (crashes), eliminating the
need for you to use the task manager to close down the offending
software manually.
To do this:
Open REGEDIT and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop
Modify the REG_SZ entry AutoEndTasks with a value of 1
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