[XP] stop a process in command line
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Hello everyone,
I would like to stop a process (knowing its name) from a batch file. I can see how to stop a service (net stop...), but I don't know how to stop an ordinary program. I couldn't find anything about it here, or elsewhere on Google.
Thank you for enlightening me with your knowledge.
I would like to stop a process (knowing its name) from a batch file. I can see how to stop a service (net stop...), but I don't know how to stop an ordinary program. I couldn't find anything about it here, or elsewhere on Google.
Thank you for enlightening me with your knowledge.
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simply because he messed up his command it's
taskkill /f /im wordpad.exe
and not killtask.
a++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
taskkill /f /im wordpad.exe
and not killtask.
a++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Stop searching, I've found it...
Taskkill command with /f to force closure and /im to specify an image name (the exe file) rather than a PID.
For example, to close wordpad without confirmation:
Thanks to me.
On the other hand, if you have any ideas about COM ports in use, I'm always interested! ...
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Taskkill command with /f to force closure and /im to specify an image name (the exe file) rather than a PID.
For example, to close wordpad without confirmation:
Killtask /f /im wordpad.exe
Thanks to me.
On the other hand, if you have any ideas about COM ports in use, I'm always interested! ...
xp port com in use
Hi,
killtask and taskkill don't seem to work for Windows XP Home at first glance. I'm using tskill ;)
killtask and taskkill don't seem to work for Windows XP Home at first glance. I'm using tskill ;)
It goes in circles!
To summarize
On Windows XP Pro: the command is taskkill
On Windows XP Home: the command is tskill
The options are not the same for both commands, which means that "taskkill /f /im process" works (on XP Pro of course) but tskill /f or /im does not exist! tskill is limited compared to taskkill (another important difference between the Pro and Home versions). Just type tskill (under Windows XP Home) to know the options.
To summarize
On Windows XP Pro: the command is taskkill
On Windows XP Home: the command is tskill
The options are not the same for both commands, which means that "taskkill /f /im process" works (on XP Pro of course) but tskill /f or /im does not exist! tskill is limited compared to taskkill (another important difference between the Pro and Home versions). Just type tskill (under Windows XP Home) to know the options.
Bonjour,
le problème est toujours d'actualité :
j'ai mon avp.exe qui ne fonctionne plus.
j'essaie de le fermer via le processus, et il ne veut pas. J'ai essayé taskkill /F /IM avp.exe
Erreur : le processus "avp.exe" de PID 564 n'a pas pu être arrêté.
Raison : Accès refusé.
J'ai essayé d'enlever la clé au démarrage / ne fonctionne pas...
et donc impossible de réinstaller un antivirus.
Avez-vous une solution pour le killer avec succès !? Merci.
le problème est toujours d'actualité :
j'ai mon avp.exe qui ne fonctionne plus.
j'essaie de le fermer via le processus, et il ne veut pas. J'ai essayé taskkill /F /IM avp.exe
Erreur : le processus "avp.exe" de PID 564 n'a pas pu être arrêté.
Raison : Accès refusé.
J'ai essayé d'enlever la clé au démarrage / ne fonctionne pas...
et donc impossible de réinstaller un antivirus.
Avez-vous une solution pour le killer avec succès !? Merci.
Thank you equilibbrius, I couldn't find it and it was starting to annoy me
have a good day!
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cheers
meeshkah
have a good day!
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cheers
meeshkah
Hi,
a year later, well! Actually, if it works, you need to do taskkill/? it will list all the commands you want.
a year later, well! Actually, if it works, you need to do taskkill/? it will list all the commands you want.
pluto use the command: msconfig
start>run>then type: msconfig and press enter
and you adjust your startup settings
start>run>then type: msconfig and press enter
and you adjust your startup settings
Good evening,
Personally, I am on Windows Vista and according to what I've read, I need to use the TASKKILL command. My MSN has crashed and I have two msnmsgr.exe processes, but it won't close with the task manager, and when I run TASKKILL /PID: the process could not be stopped but can be forced with /F
and when I do TASKKILL /F /IM msnmsgr.exe I get told that one of the processes has stopped but not the other because there is no instance of this task running...
It's really hard to understand... I hope you can help me!
Thank you, have a good evening!
Personally, I am on Windows Vista and according to what I've read, I need to use the TASKKILL command. My MSN has crashed and I have two msnmsgr.exe processes, but it won't close with the task manager, and when I run TASKKILL /PID: the process could not be stopped but can be forced with /F
and when I do TASKKILL /F /IM msnmsgr.exe I get told that one of the processes has stopped but not the other because there is no instance of this task running...
It's really hard to understand... I hope you can help me!
Thank you, have a good evening!
Hello,
Do you know of an option other than rebooting when tskill (win XP) doesn't work (with the image or the PID)?
The command works, but the process remains active.
Do you know of an option other than rebooting when tskill (win XP) doesn't work (with the image or the PID)?
The command works, but the process remains active.
Hello,
Don't forget the Windows Installer Cleanup.
It helps quite a bit sometimes
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/290301
Best regards
Don't forget the Windows Installer Cleanup.
It helps quite a bit sometimes
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/290301
Best regards
To stop a regular program, it is simply TASKKILL /F /IM EXPLORER.EXE (/F = force quit, IM = image [the name of the program in the process list]).
taskkill, tskill, killprocess, killtask did not work for the process avp.exe, try instead sc config avp start=disabled.