Comments on: How To Kill Windows Processes That Won't Die http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html Computer - Internet - Technology Tips And Tutorials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kevin Joseph Remisoski http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-25338 Kevin Joseph Remisoski Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:46:18 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-25338 P.S. Thanks for the article. I am grateful for at least that much if it happens to work. I just don't think you should be telling people to do very stupid things. P.S. Thanks for the article. I am grateful for at least that much if it happens to work. I just don't think you should be telling people to do very stupid things.

]]> By: Kevin Joseph Remisoski http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-25337 Kevin Joseph Remisoski Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:44:48 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-25337 What kind of moron would just put random programs in their Windows or Windows\System32 folder. Just when you thought people couldn't get any dumber with their computing habits, a whole flock of people reading an article prove me wrong. So why don't you people just start installing firefox and everything else into the Windows folder? Then you can run those from a command line too! So stupid... Put pstools anywhere but in your Windows folder. Then hit your windows logo (aka the start button) on your keyboard followed by the pause/break key. Go to advanced system settings, and under the advanced tab the last thing you'll see is an environment variables button. Click it. Now go to path, click the edit button, insert a semi-colon followed by the path to the directory where you put pstools for example: ;C:\pstools This is by far a much smarter practice than just dumping random garbage into your Windows folder. The only things that should be added to your Windows folder IS WHAT WINDOWS puts there. Since when is doing that ever been a great idea, despite what some guy says in an article on the internet? What kind of moron would just put random programs in their Windows or Windows\System32 folder. Just when you thought people couldn't get any dumber with their computing habits, a whole flock of people reading an article prove me wrong.

So why don't you people just start installing firefox and everything else into the Windows folder? Then you can run those from a command line too! So stupid…

Put pstools anywhere but in your Windows folder. Then hit your windows logo (aka the start button) on your keyboard followed by the pause/break key. Go to advanced system settings, and under the advanced tab the last thing you'll see is an environment variables button. Click it.

Now go to path, click the edit button, insert a semi-colon followed by the path to the directory where you put pstools for example:

;C:\pstools

This is by far a much smarter practice than just dumping random garbage into your Windows folder. The only things that should be added to your Windows folder IS WHAT WINDOWS puts there.

Since when is doing that ever been a great idea, despite what some guy says in an article on the internet?

]]> By: Geald O Moore http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-25010 Geald O Moore Tue, 18 May 2010 12:19:43 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-25010 No I can't afford it at this time. Just found it online. No I can't afford it at this time. Just found it online.

]]> By: Geald O Moore http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-25009 Geald O Moore Tue, 18 May 2010 12:18:42 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-25009 I have a green medalion for "Antispyware Soft" in the lower right process bar. Is there any way I can kill it. It seems to be reporting that all processes I try to run are infected? Cannot get cmd windoe to display or task manager windoe to dasplay. I am dead in the water. HELP I have a green medalion for "Antispyware Soft" in the lower right process bar. Is there any way I can kill it. It seems to be reporting that all processes I try to run are infected? Cannot get cmd windoe to display or task manager windoe to dasplay. I am dead in the water. HELP

]]> By: dadad http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-24520 dadad Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:32:05 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-24520 /taskkill anyone? /taskkill anyone?

]]> By: David L Burton http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-24096 David L Burton Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:30:17 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-24096 using the -t option was what it needed to work for me also. using the -t option was what it needed to work for me also.

]]> By: James http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-24081 James Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:46:26 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-24081 Sorry, I have to join the crowd and say this doesn't work. Well, it DOES work to kill normal processes and maybe some special cases, but not mine. :-( It's a Server 2008 system (throwing that out there in case it's a common thread) and I've had some other strange glitches with programs freezing or failing to load (although I can kill them), so I'm starting to wonder about hardware failure. Still it's a nice pack of tools that I hadn't heard of. Sorry, I have to join the crowd and say this doesn't work. Well, it DOES work to kill normal processes and maybe some special cases, but not mine. :-( It's a Server 2008 system (throwing that out there in case it's a common thread) and I've had some other strange glitches with programs freezing or failing to load (although I can kill them), so I'm starting to wonder about hardware failure.

Still it's a nice pack of tools that I hadn't heard of.

]]> By: NIGathan http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-23002 NIGathan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:30:22 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-23002 Doesnt work with x64, says the program encountered an error and cannot continue. Doesnt work with x64, says the program encountered an error and cannot continue.

]]> By: jimmy http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22825 jimmy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:03:23 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22825 This worked....thanks This worked….thanks

]]> By: Watching The Net http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22321 Watching The Net Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:19:33 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22321 @Pep So when your car has a flat tire, instead of fixing it, you blame the air pump for not working, because it won't pump up a tire with a hole in it. You need to fix the problem with your computer that is causing VLC to hang. Stop blaming sites for giving you a utility that was not meant to fix application issues. Pskill only kills process, and as you stated, it did work - "i put it in system 32 etc and tested it on my problem program VLC media player <strong>and it killed it</strong>". If you don't know how to fix your computer, take it to a repair shop. @Pep

So when your car has a flat tire, instead of fixing it, you blame the air pump for not working, because it won't pump up a tire with a hole in it.

You need to fix the problem with your computer that is causing VLC to hang. Stop blaming sites for giving you a utility that was not meant to fix application issues. Pskill only kills process, and as you stated, it did work – "i put it in system 32 etc and tested it on my problem program VLC media player and it killed it".

If you don't know how to fix your computer, take it to a repair shop.

]]> By: PepJ http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22314 PepJ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:51:43 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22314 if i was able to fix VLC then i wouldn't need a program to kill hung processes would i?? this is my last resport. and you are blind, you have like 95% of the people telling you that this damn thing doesn't work and you just come up with a terrible cop-out excuse every time, you're in such denial it's pathetic if i was able to fix VLC then i wouldn't need a program to kill hung processes would i?? this is my last resport. and you are blind, you have like 95% of the people telling you that this damn thing doesn't work and you just come up with a terrible cop-out excuse every time, you're in such denial it's pathetic

]]> By: Watching The Net http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22298 Watching The Net Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:47:58 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22298 @PepJ "then i waited for it to hang like it does every day" Of course it's not going to work. Did it ever occur to you that you should FIX the problem with VLC. @PepJ

"then i waited for it to hang like it does every day"

Of course it's not going to work. Did it ever occur to you that you should FIX the problem with VLC.

]]> By: PepJ http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22296 PepJ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:40:12 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22296 this doesn't work at all, i put it in system 32 etc and tested it on my problem program VLC media player and it killed it, then i waited for it to hang like it does every day and tried to kill it with pskill, guess what, IT DOESN'T WORK! pskill claims that the process is killed but i'm still left with unresponsive vlc processes and having to reboot all the time like a twat, thanks for nothing man this doesn't work at all, i put it in system 32 etc and tested it on my problem program VLC media player and it killed it, then i waited for it to hang like it does every day and tried to kill it with pskill, guess what, IT DOESN'T WORK! pskill claims that the process is killed but i'm still left with unresponsive vlc processes and having to reboot all the time like a twat, thanks for nothing man

]]> By: Ivan http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-22182 Ivan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:41:00 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-22182 It works, i had two stubborn process and this did the trick. Just wanted everyone to know :) It works, i had two stubborn process and this did the trick. Just wanted everyone to know :)

]]> By: Got it to work http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-kill-windows-processes-that-wont-die-or-terminat.html#comment-21907 Got it to work Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:09:37 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1316#comment-21907 I was having the same problem reported by a couple of commenters where pskill was not killing a normal, non-system process that was hung. Turned out that process had descended processes. Using "pskill -t pid" did the trick, killing the process and its descendants. I was having the same problem reported by a couple of commenters where pskill was not killing a normal, non-system process that was hung. Turned out that process had descended processes. Using "pskill -t pid" did the trick, killing the process and its descendants.

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