okay i started off by running the original file. when i ran it i got the message that there was nothing to kill. if i read into that correctly i would assume that either the programs that the script references are not running and this script is useless to me OR there is something i am doing wrong where the the script isnt hitting on the supposedly open programs that the script references that should be closed to be able to speed the phone up. i then figured on the most recent file that quits the script after it runs and i suppose that it is still running the script without killing the programs but just closing afterwards. am i doing something wrong? i saw that another person had similar issue but i didnt see the response. anything on this would help. thanks !!