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 &nbsp; There is a command in the Win 2000 AdminPack called KILL.exe that is just what the doctor ordered. &nbsp;The KILL.exe command was actually an NT file copyrighted by Microsoft in 1994.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;You can use options to force a process kill use, or you can even specify a process ID to be killed. &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;I have used this command with great success containing virus outbreaks. &nbsp;Wrote a little batch to kill the offending process before deleting the source files and repairing the registry.
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  There is a command in the Win 2000 AdminPack called KILL.exe that is just what the doctor ordered.  The KILL.exe command was actually an NT file copyrighted by Microsoft in 1994.
   You can use options to force a process kill use, or you can even specify a process ID to be killed.  
   I have used this command with great success containing virus outbreaks.  Wrote a little batch to kill the offending process before deleting the source files and repairing the registry.

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net start <br />
net stop <br />
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you can use those commands in the batch file and just put in what you want to stop...<br />
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net start spoolsv.exe <br />
This will start your print spooler<br />
net stop spoolsv.exe<br />
This will stop your print spooler<br />
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Hope that helps<br />

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net start
net stop

you can use those commands in the batch file and just put in what you want to stop...

net start spoolsv.exe
This will start your print spooler
net stop spoolsv.exe
This will stop your print spooler

Hope that helps


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Thanks for the help and by the way the OS is XP PRO<br />

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Thanks for the help and by the way the OS is XP PRO


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I need to be able to add to my batch file a way to stop a program, similar to task manager when you end task on an application
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I need to be able to add to my batch file a way to stop a program, similar to task manager when you end task on an application

Create DOS batch file command to end program

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.