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June 29, 2004 12:00 AM

Killing Processes in Windows 2000

Bob Chronister
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I have trouble in Windows 2000 with certain programs and processes that stay around even when the application is frozen. (The two applications that I consistently have problems with are Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Outlook.) I've tried numerous ways to get rid of the application, but I can't find anything that seems to match the UNIX kill command. Do you have any suggestions?

I like ptreeg.exe, which is the GUI client for the Process Tree (ptree.exe) utility in the Windows 2000 Resource Kits. This tool will show you all processes that are running on a computer and let you kill any of those processes. The application is particularly easy to use, lets you monitor more than one computer, and even lets you kill processes remotely.

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  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Jun 26, 2005

    Forgot the website... it's http://www.beyondlogic.org/consulting/processutil/processutil.htm


    Sorry.
    Chris

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Jun 26, 2005

    There is a program that will solve all of your problems. It will even kill multiple processes at onces from the command line. Go to this address and download "Process.exe" it is awesome. I works on several Windows platforms too. Hope this helps.

    Chris

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    May 16, 2005

    Taskkill is available in Windows Xp but can kill a remote process by using "taskkill /s servername_here /f /im notepad.exe". I used it and killed a process on a Windows 2000 machine from an Xp workstation.

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    May 11, 2005

    Can't you just use "taskkill /f /im notepad.exe" where "notepad.exe" is the process name or is that a function built only into Windows XP pro?

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Feb 01, 2005

    use orakill SID spid

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