Kill process

sorry to but in but I am having a similar problem trying to end process on
wmp.exe it will end but then it keeps popping off and on in my list, and I'm
wondering if this is what is causing my PC to hang in shutting down screen?

"Ristar" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that are
> not responding?
>
> so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
>
> taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has been
> sent, but the process is still not killed.
>
> process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the process
> still wont be killed.
>
> seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
> really, really irritating.

Hi, im new to Vista, so... what's an elevated prompt?

I'm signed in as admin, and even when i do the "Run as administrator" thing,
the process still wont be killed. is that wat u mean?


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a thought, but are you issuing the commands from an elevated prompt?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Ristar" <Ristar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03147F2F-8168-4129-9623-5C54D4BAC1D6@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that
> > are
> > not responding?
> >
> > so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
> >
> > taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has been
> > sent, but the process is still not killed.
> >
> > process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the process
> > still wont be killed.
> >
> > seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
> > really, really irritating.
>
>

Hi, Ristar.

An "elevated prompt" means entering the command or starting the application
from the "Administrator:Command Prompt" window. That's the Administrator
version of what some of us old-timers still call a "DOS window".

To open that window, right-click on Cmd.exe and choose Run as Administrator;
you'll have to furnish the password to get past here. When the window
opens, note the word "Administrator" in the Title Bar. Any command or
application launched from this window will "run elevated"; it usually will
automatically Run as Administrator without further password prompts.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"Ristar" <Ristar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B795627-792A-4EA3-B33A-AFD48F78383C@microsoft.com...
> Hi, im new to Vista, so... what's an elevated prompt?
>
> I'm signed in as admin, and even when i do the "Run as administrator"
> thing,
> the process still wont be killed. is that wat u mean?
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just a thought, but are you issuing the commands from an elevated prompt?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> "Ristar" <Ristar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:03147F2F-8168-4129-9623-5C54D4BAC1D6@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that
>> > are
>> > not responding?
>> >
>> > so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
>> >
>> > taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has
>> > been
>> > sent, but the process is still not killed.
>> >
>> > process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the
>> > process
>> > still wont be killed.
>> >
>> > seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
>> > really, really irritating.

Try the KB article below, use the kill tool. Run it elevated.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197155

"crushablemeg" wrote:

> sorry to but in but I am having a similar problem trying to end process on
> wmp.exe it will end but then it keeps popping off and on in my list, and I'm
> wondering if this is what is causing my PC to hang in shutting down screen?
>
> "Ristar" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that are
> > not responding?
> >
> > so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
> >
> > taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has been
> > sent, but the process is still not killed.
> >
> > process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the process
> > still wont be killed.
> >
> > seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
> > really, really irritating.

ah... where's the kill tool? i cant find any downloads and "kill.exe" doesnt
exist in my system.

In addition, what resource kit is the article talking about? there's no
downloads and i cannot find "kill" and "pview".. and have totally no idea how
to use "at". ><


"Jeremy Viegas" wrote:

> Try the KB article below, use the kill tool. Run it elevated.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197155
>
> "crushablemeg" wrote:
>
> > sorry to but in but I am having a similar problem trying to end process on
> > wmp.exe it will end but then it keeps popping off and on in my list, and I'm
> > wondering if this is what is causing my PC to hang in shutting down screen?
> >
> > "Ristar" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that are
> > > not responding?
> > >
> > > so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
> > >
> > > taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has been
> > > sent, but the process is still not killed.
> > >
> > > process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the process
> > > still wont be killed.
> > >
> > > seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
> > > really, really irritating.

=?Utf-8?B?UmlzdGFy?= <Ristar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:07EFC2F3-5492-41A9-B78D-A252C8AAD4D1@microsoft.com:

> ah... where's the kill tool? i cant find any downloads and "kill.exe"
> doesnt exist in my system.
>
> In addition, what resource kit is the article talking about? there's
> no downloads and i cannot find "kill" and "pview".. and have totally
> no idea how to use "at". ><
>
>
> "Jeremy Viegas" wrote:
>
>> Try the KB article below, use the kill tool. Run it elevated.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197155
>>


That page has the following info:

APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition


If you are running Vista....it ain't mentioned. :-)

yeah... that confused me for a little while. especially after i read posts
from some geeks in other forums where they talk about XP, 2k, NT and stuff
that makes them sound like they arent communicating in English.

since this is a Vista forum, i thought that thing URL may apply to Vista
too, even though its not on the list.


oh well, nvm. thanks for clearing up anyway.

"propman" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?UmlzdGFy?= <Ristar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:07EFC2F3-5492-41A9-B78D-A252C8AAD4D1@microsoft.com:
>
> > ah... where's the kill tool? i cant find any downloads and "kill.exe"
> > doesnt exist in my system.
> >
> > In addition, what resource kit is the article talking about? there's
> > no downloads and i cannot find "kill" and "pview".. and have totally
> > no idea how to use "at". ><
> >
> >
> > "Jeremy Viegas" wrote:
> >
> >> Try the KB article below, use the kill tool. Run it elevated.
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197155
> >>
>
>
> That page has the following info:
>
> APPLIES TO
> • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
> • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
> • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
> • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
> • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
> • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
> • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
>
>
> If you are running Vista....it ain't mentioned. :-)
>
>

Hi Ristar,

Have you sorted this problem? I have the same issue with killing
Counter-Strike on my vista. And it's so annoying! Have to
reset my hardware to sort this out.

Does anyone have the same problem? MS guys have you heard about that?

Thanks,
Ivan

PS has found link on the reported issue, please press "I Agree" to vote
for it
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ista.gen eral

Ristar;815111 Wrote:
> Hi,
>
> how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that
> are
> not responding?
>
> so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
>
> taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has
> been
> sent, but the process is still not killed.
>
> process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the
> process
> still wont be killed.
>
> seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
> really, really irritating.


--
ivanv

Download Unlocker 1.8


"ivanv" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:fb808618b63f42f634552c182d7a4626@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Hi Ristar,
>
> Have you sorted this problem? I have the same issue with killing
> Counter-Strike on my vista. And it's so annoying! Have to
> reset my hardware to sort this out.
>
> Does anyone have the same problem? MS guys have you heard about that?
>
> Thanks,
> Ivan
>
> PS has found link on the reported issue, please press "I Agree" to vote
> for it
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ista.gen eral
>
> Ristar;815111 Wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> how do i kill a process that froze? ie. Firefox, IE, and all that, that
>> are
>> not responding?
>>
>> so far, i have tried "taskkill /im <pid>", and process explorer.
>>
>> taskkill always returns a message telling me that a kill command has
>> been
>> sent, but the process is still not killed.
>>
>> process explorer, no matter how many times i try killing it, the
>> process
>> still wont be killed.
>>
>> seriously, this inability to kill processes that are frozen is getting
>> really, really irritating.
>
>
> --
> ivanv

isnt Vista pathetic?

not only does the processes hang for NO RHYME OR REASON, we have to depend
on a 3rd party freeware to solve the problem this OS (which costs $$) has.

lol... it's just like MS to produce such an OS. oh, and they conveniently
dont have a bunch of people who customers can contact regarding their s/w
problems, and we, paying customers, have to rely on forums.

wat a joke.

thanks for recommending Unlocker 1.8, i will try using it the next time
firefox hangs to see if it works.