taskkill command

I hope this is the proper ng.
Vista 32
I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I think)
I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem is
actually closing the app.
taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?

J Lunis wrote:
> I hope this is the proper ng.
> Vista 32
> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I think)
> I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem is
> actually closing the app.
> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
> does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?

It's probably running as a service.

Do:

net start

Do you see it in the list?

If yes you can kill it this way:

net stop "service name"

If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in the
Services Management Console).

John

John John - MVP wrote:
> J Lunis wrote:
>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>> Vista 32
>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem
>> is actually closing the app.
>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
>> does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?
>
> It's probably running as a service.
>
> Do:
>
> net start
>
> Do you see it in the list?
>
> If yes you can kill it this way:
>
> net stop "service name"
>
> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in the
> Services Management Console).
>
> John

Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
MSCONFIG|Startup

J Lunis wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>> Vista 32
>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem
>>> is actually closing the app.
>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
>>> does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?
>>
>> It's probably running as a service.
>>
>> Do:
>>
>> net start
>>
>> Do you see it in the list?
>>
>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>
>> net stop "service name"
>>
>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in
>> the Services Management Console).
>>
>> John
>
> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
> MSCONFIG|Startup

If it isn't a matter of national security it might help if you tell us
the name of the thing in question...

John

J Lunis wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>> Vista 32
>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem
>>> is actually closing the app.
>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
>>> does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?
>>
>> It's probably running as a service.
>>
>> Do:
>>
>> net start
>>
>> Do you see it in the list?
>>
>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>
>> net stop "service name"
>>
>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in
>> the Services Management Console).
>>
>> John
>
> Nope, not listed there

Try:

tasklist /svc

John

J Lunis wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>> Vista 32
>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My problem
>>> is actually closing the app.
>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The program
>>> does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the program?
>>
>> It's probably running as a service.
>>
>> Do:
>>
>> net start
>>
>> Do you see it in the list?
>>
>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>
>> net stop "service name"
>>
>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in
>> the Services Management Console).
>>
>> John
>
> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services.

To open the Services Management Console enter services.msc in the
start menu run box.

John

John John - MVP wrote:
> J Lunis wrote:
>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>>> Vista 32
>>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My
>>>> problem is actually closing the app.
>>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The
>>>> program does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the
>>>> program?
>>>
>>> It's probably running as a service.
>>>
>>> Do:
>>>
>>> net start
>>>
>>> Do you see it in the list?
>>>
>>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>>
>>> net stop "service name"
>>>
>>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in
>>> the Services Management Console).
>>>
>>> John
>>
>> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
>> MSCONFIG|Startup
>
> If it isn't a matter of national security it might help if you tell us
> the name of the thing in question...
>
> John

Well, none of the guys who work for my Uncle Barack are available so I
guess it's OK. Phone Plus www.imptec.com
It shows in 'tasklist /svc'
It doesn't show in services.msc

J Lunis wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>>>> Vista 32
>>>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My
>>>>> problem is actually closing the app.
>>>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The
>>>>> program does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the
>>>>> program?
>>>>
>>>> It's probably running as a service.
>>>>
>>>> Do:
>>>>
>>>> net start
>>>>
>>>> Do you see it in the list?
>>>>
>>>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>>>
>>>> net stop "service name"
>>>>
>>>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all (in
>>>> the Services Management Console).
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>
>>> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
>>> MSCONFIG|Startup
>>
>> If it isn't a matter of national security it might help if you tell us
>> the name of the thing in question...
>>
>> John
>
> Well, none of the guys who work for my Uncle Barack are available so I
> guess it's OK. Phone Plus www.imptec.com
> It shows in 'tasklist /svc'
> It doesn't show in services.msc

Do you want to stop it from automatically starting when Windows starts
or do you want it to start automatically at boot time and just be able
to selectively stop it anytime after it's started?

John

John John - MVP wrote:
> J Lunis wrote:
>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>>>>> Vista 32
>>>>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>>>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My
>>>>>> problem is actually closing the app.
>>>>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The
>>>>>> program does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the
>>>>>> program?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's probably running as a service.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do:
>>>>>
>>>>> net start
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you see it in the list?
>>>>>
>>>>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>>>>
>>>>> net stop "service name"
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all
>>>>> (in the Services Management Console).
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
>>>> MSCONFIG|Startup
>>>
>>> If it isn't a matter of national security it might help if you tell
>>> us the name of the thing in question...
>>>
>>> John
>>
>> Well, none of the guys who work for my Uncle Barack are available so I
>> guess it's OK. Phone Plus www.imptec.com
>> It shows in 'tasklist /svc'
>> It doesn't show in services.msc
>
> Do you want to stop it from automatically starting when Windows starts
> or do you want it to start automatically at boot time and just be able
> to selectively stop it anytime after it's started?
>
> John

It starts automatically as I want it. Don't want to change that.
I just want to create a task to stop/start it once a day. (My PC is
RARELY shutdown.)

J Lunis wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> J Lunis wrote:
>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>>> John John - MVP wrote:
>>>>>> J Lunis wrote:
>>>>>>> I hope this is the proper ng.
>>>>>>> Vista 32
>>>>>>> I want to kill a process running in the SysTray. I have found (I
>>>>>>> think) I can use TaskKill to do this through TaskManager. My
>>>>>>> problem is actually closing the app.
>>>>>>> taskkill returns a message the program can not be found. The
>>>>>>> program does not, in fact, appear in tasklist. How do I kill the
>>>>>>> program?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's probably running as a service.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> net start
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you see it in the list?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If yes you can kill it this way:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> net stop "service name"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you want you can configure these services to not start at all
>>>>>> (in the Services Management Console).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope, not listed there or in MSCONFIG|services. It is listed under
>>>>> MSCONFIG|Startup
>>>>
>>>> If it isn't a matter of national security it might help if you tell
>>>> us the name of the thing in question...
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>
>>> Well, none of the guys who work for my Uncle Barack are available so
>>> I guess it's OK. Phone Plus www.imptec.com
>>> It shows in 'tasklist /svc'
>>> It doesn't show in services.msc
>>
>> Do you want to stop it from automatically starting when Windows starts
>> or do you want it to start automatically at boot time and just be able
>> to selectively stop it anytime after it's started?
>>
>> John
>
> It starts automatically as I want it. Don't want to change that.
> I just want to create a task to stop/start it once a day. (My PC is
> RARELY shutdown.)

Try it using the SC.exe command.

To verify the service status:

sc query "Service Name"


To query all active services:

sc query type= service


To kill the service:

sc stop "Service Name"


For more help do sc /? at the command prompt.

John