taskkill

[Mann]

does anyone has the link to download (taskkill.exe)

[Chris Lee]

I think that's a Windows XP Pro integrated component, i don't think it'll work on Home, but you can give it a try, I do not know if it is allowed to post parts of window's software.

[Mann]

ok thanks will chack it out.

[Bilou_Gateux]

You're right, it's a XP Tool

Microsoft Windows XP TaskKill

but you can use freeware if you're working on W2K

SysInternals PSTools

PsKill - kill processes by name or process ID

[Blam-O!]

does anyone know how to use the task kill in windows XP. I read the web site on microsoft.com, but i don't understand al of it.

anyone have a simplified version?

[evilkwan]

Here is the switches and help info for taskkill

TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
         { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/F] [/T]

Description:
    This command line tool can be used to end one or more processes.
    Processes can be killed by the process id or image name.

Parameter List:
    /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.

    /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which
                           the command should execute.

    /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given
                           user context. Prompts for input if omitted.

    /F                     Specifies to forcefully terminate
                           process(es).

    /FI   filter           Displays a set of tasks that match a
                           given criteria specified by the filter.

    /PID  process id       Specifies the PID of the process that
                           has to be terminated.

    /IM   image name       Specifies the image name of the process
                           that has to be terminated. Wildcard '*'
                           can be used to specify all image names.

    /T                     Tree kill: terminates the specified process
                           and any child processes which were started by it.

    /?                     Displays this help/usage.

Filters:
    Filter Name   Valid Operators           Valid Value(s)
    -----------   ---------------           --------------
    STATUS        eq, ne                    RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING
    IMAGENAME     eq, ne                    Image name
    PID           eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    PID value
    SESSION       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Session number.
    CPUTIME       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    CPU time in the format
                                            of hh:mm:ss.
                                            hh - hours,
                                            mm - minutes, ss - seconds
    MEMUSAGE      eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Memory usage in KB
    USERNAME      eq, ne                    User name in [domain\]user
                                            format
    MODULES       eq, ne                    DLL name
    SERVICES      eq, ne                    Service name
    WINDOWTITLE   eq, ne                    Window title

NOTE: Wildcard '*' for the /IM switch is accepted only with filters.

NOTE: Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully
      irrespective of whether /F option is specified or not.

Examples:
    TASKKILL /S system /F /IM notepad.exe /T
    TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
    TASKKILL /F /IM notepad.exe /IM mspaint.exe
    TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
    TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
    TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"

eg.. to shutdown explorer.exe use taskkill /f /t explorer.exe type it in command prompt..

[Blam-O!]

thanks

[Bachus]

For what it's worth, I copied taskkill.exe from XP Pro to Home and it worked fine.

[getmethere]

how can i start explorer after programm install that needed explorer killed? if i just put explorer.exe - next programm from my list don`t start installation - as the previous instalation isnt finished because explorer.exe is started and system is waiting for it to quit...

[Sodium Cyanide]

I'm not quite sure I understand your question, but I would do this:

restart_exp.bat

taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 -w 1000 > nul
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n %1% -w 1000> nul
explorer.exe

That will kill explorer.exe and wait approximately 10 seconds before restarting it. You might need to change that based on your computer speed and how long you need explorer to disappear. The value to change is the 10 in the second line.