Unable to kill process on Vista

Hi,
There has been many instances with different processes that I am not
able to kill them. This has happed with processes like outlook, firefox,
yahoo messenger, and many more.

I tried to kill them using windows task manager (with /F switch also),
process explorer, using my own code which used TerminateProcess API. All
of these report success, but the process continues to run.

When I looked further into these process, I always noticed that these
process had only one thread running.
All these threads had the entry point in NTDLL.dll (the entry points
were either beginthreadx or endthreadx usually)

Any idea what is the problem? Is there some bug in vista??

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Ashutosh Bhawasinka
email:
MCSA - Messaging,
MCTS - .Net Win Apps
MCPD - Win App

Ashu wrote:
> Hi,
> There has been many instances with different processes that I am not
> able to kill them. This has happed with processes like outlook, firefox,
> yahoo messenger, and many more.
>
> I tried to kill them using windows task manager (with /F switch also),
> process explorer, using my own code which used TerminateProcess API. All
> of these report success, but the process continues to run.
>
> When I looked further into these process, I always noticed that these
> process had only one thread running.
> All these threads had the entry point in NTDLL.dll (the entry points
> were either beginthreadx or endthreadx usually)
>
> Any idea what is the problem? Is there some bug in vista??
>

why would you want to stop/kill explorer.exe?

This is strange, but I have not seen such behaviour so I guess its not a
general bug of vista.

Scan for SPYWARE! using spybot "search and destroy"

also

google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more
powerful tool that task manager

also take a look at this http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000960.htm

"Ashu" <smbs-> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
> There has been many instances with different processes that I am not able
> to kill them. This has happed with processes like outlook, firefox, yahoo
> messenger, and many more.
>
> I tried to kill them using windows task manager (with /F switch also),
> process explorer, using my own code which used TerminateProcess API. All
> of these report success, but the process continues to run.
>
> When I looked further into these process, I always noticed that these
> process had only one thread running.
> All these threads had the entry point in NTDLL.dll (the entry points were
> either beginthreadx or endthreadx usually)
>
> Any idea what is the problem? Is there some bug in vista??
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ashutosh Bhawasinka
> email:
> MCSA - Messaging,
> MCTS - .Net Win Apps
> MCPD - Win App

> why would you want to stop/kill explorer.exe?

I don't think he says that, does he?

SteveT

> google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more
> powerful tool that task manager

The OP says he's already using it.

SteveT

Steve Thackery wrote:
>> why would you want to stop/kill explorer.exe?
>
> I don't think he says that, does he?
>
> SteveT

sorry - my mistake

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"CBoom" <> wrote in message
news:gjtl12$nga$...
> This is strange, but I have not seen such behaviour so I guess its not a general
> bug of vista.
>
> Scan for SPYWARE! using spybot "search and destroy"
>
> also
>
> google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more powerful
> tool that task manager
>
> also take a look at this http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000960.htm
>
> "Ashu" <smbs-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>> There has been many instances with different processes that I am not able to kill
>> them. This has happed with processes like outlook, firefox, yahoo messenger, and
>> many more.
>>
>> I tried to kill them using windows task manager (with /F switch also), process
>> explorer, using my own code which used TerminateProcess API. All of these report
>> success, but the process continues to run.
>>
>> When I looked further into these process, I always noticed that these process had
>> only one thread running.
>> All these threads had the entry point in NTDLL.dll (the entry points were either
>> beginthreadx or endthreadx usually)
>>
>> Any idea what is the problem? Is there some bug in vista??
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Ashutosh Bhawasinka
>> email:
>> MCSA - Messaging,
>> MCTS - .Net Win Apps
>> MCPD - Win App
>

yeah sorry...

didn't notice it...

"Steve Thackery" <> wrote in message
news:upr#...
>> google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more
>> powerful tool that task manager
>
> The OP says he's already using it.
>
> SteveT

Because Steve is using a proper and correct newsreader and not Forte Agent as you
are.


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news:upr%...

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"The Max" <> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:26:24 -0000, "Steve Thackery"
> <> wrote:
>
>>> google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more
>>> powerful tool that task manager
>>
>>The OP says he's already using it.
>>
>>SteveT
>
> Why doesn't any of your quoted material contain at least the name of
> the person you are quoting/replying to?
>
> Max

Ignore

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> Peter
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> news:gjtl12$nga$
> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
> news:gjtl12$nga$...
>> This is strange, but I have not seen such behaviour so I guess its not a general
>> bug of vista.
>>
>> Scan for SPYWARE! using spybot "search and destroy"
>>
>> also
>>
>> google for "process explorer" download it and use it, it's a better more powerful
>> tool that task manager
>>
>> also take a look at this http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000960.htm
>>
>> "Ashu" <smbs-> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi,
>>> There has been many instances with different processes that I am not able to
>>> kill them. This has happed with processes like outlook, firefox, yahoo
>>> messenger, and many more.
>>>
>>> I tried to kill them using windows task manager (with /F switch also), process
>>> explorer, using my own code which used TerminateProcess API. All of these report
>>> success, but the process continues to run.
>>>
>>> When I looked further into these process, I always noticed that these process
>>> had only one thread running.
>>> All these threads had the entry point in NTDLL.dll (the entry points were either
>>> beginthreadx or endthreadx usually)
>>>
>>> Any idea what is the problem? Is there some bug in vista??
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Ashutosh Bhawasinka
>>> email:
>>> MCSA - Messaging,
>>> MCTS - .Net Win Apps
>>> MCPD - Win App
>>
>