Comments on: How to End Windows Programs

By: Robert Rook

Robert Rook — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:27:56 +0000

So what do you do when TaskMan fails to END PROCESS or END PROCESS TREE? I need a prgram that will kill a process STONE DEAD no questions kill the SOB NOW!!!

TaskMan often fails in it’s job WIN XP Pro SP3

Thanks

Rob

By: Pieter Kraaima

Pieter Kraaima — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:02:26 +0000

When you kill a process you only kill that process (or application).
Now when you kill a process tree then every process running or started by that process will be killed

kill process tree:
App (killed)
–app proc2 (killed)
–app proc3 (killed)

Or kill process
App (killed)
– app proc2 (running)
– app proc3 (running)

By: Pieter Kraaima

Pieter Kraaima — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:02:26 +0000

When you kill a process you only kill that process (or application).
Now when you kill a process tree then every process running or started by that process will be killed

kill process tree:
App (killed)
–app proc2 (killed)
–app proc3 (killed)

Or kill process
App (killed)
– app proc2 (running)
– app proc3 (running)

By: Tom Linton

Tom Linton — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:08:04 +0000

I use Process Explorer by Sysinternals. It gives a little more information laid out in an easier to read manner. It still doesn’t solve any serious problems. Yes, it can end a process, but usually my problems are more serious involving one of Windows modules. Killing one of these usually brings other things down and before you know it you need to reboot.

Now, here is a question I bet most do not know the answer to. What is the difference between “end process” and “end process tree”. I have tried both and cannot tell the difference.