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http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/taskkill.mspx
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:u1uWdxFaFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Joshua Smith [MSFT] <joshsm@online.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Use "taskkill" in you commands.
>
> 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*"
>
> Joshua Smith
> OpenGL Test Lab
> Microsoft
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>
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> "Joseph Schwartz" <jschw@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:4XMne.2510$hg.904@fe12.lga...
>> Is there a command to start and more importantly to stop a EXE program
>> from command line?
>>
>> I am trying to start and stop a program during execution from another
>> program and I need to know if it can be done from command line?
>>
>> any help appreciated.
>>
>> Joe
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