Language: Visual C++
Version: 2.1
Size: 416 Kb
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Features
KillProcess 2.1 is a Windows Utility used to kill any process, including services, running on a computer with Window XP. This application can kill several applications at the same time. Use it with caution as you can kill important and healthy processes runing in your computer ...
At startup, the application enumerates the processes currently running in the system address space. It then fills the control with the names and identifiers of those running processes.
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Remarks
1. The process enumeration represents the situation at the time the snapshot is taken. If a new process start after the enumeration takes place, it does not appear in the application control.
2. The application updates the process enumeration each time a process is killed.
3. The enumeration can be forced at any time by clicking the 'Refresh' button
How It Works
- Process Enumeration
They are several ways to enumerate processes running in Windows space:- the Process Status Helper (PSAPI) library
- the ToolHelp32 API
- the undocumented ZwQuerySystemInformation function
- the performance counters
- the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) interface
KillProcess uses the function ZwQuerySystemInformation to perform this enumeration.
- Process Shutdown
Terminating an application is done using the TerminateProcess function. However, this function should be used only if the normal closing of the application is not successfull as TerminateProcess function does not allow the process to close properly (memory clean up, data saving, DLL notification, ..)
KillProcess 2.1 first tries to kill the selected application by sending the WM_CLOSE message to the application. If the application handles this message, it shutdowns gracefully and KillProcess simply updates the process enumeration list.However, if the application does not accept or handle this message, KillProcess forces the shutdown of the application by calling the function TerminateProcess.
- Event Logging
KillProcess 2.1 stores the different events in a simple log file (called Killprocess.log) located in the application directory.
Typically, the log file keeps track of the method used to shutdown the process: using the WM_CLOSE message or the TerminateProcess function
KillProcess 2.1 TGMDev (c) 2003-2009 Event Logger Start at 08-05-05 12:40:07 08-May-2005 12:40:12 ATrack.exe: Start Killing Process 08-May-2005 12:40:12 ATrack.exe: Kill Process using WM_CLOSE Message 08-May-2005 12:40:25 DrgToDsc.exe: Start Killing Process 08-May-2005 12:40:30 DrgToDsc.exe: Kill Process using TerminateProcess Function
- Command-Line Mode
KillProcess 2.1 can also be started in command-line mode. To kill process(es), simply add the name(s) of the process(se) to kill after the name of the application (just like any good old DOS applications ...) Note that if the name of the application to kill does not contain the extension .exe, KillProcess adds it automaticallly.
The command-line parameter /NO_CONFIRM allows unattended (and unconfirmed) shutdown of the application(s) specified in the parameter list.
The command-line parameter /NO_SPLASH avoids the display of the Splash Screen at application statup.
Ex: C:\Program FilesKillProcess\KillProcess.exe atask, ctfmon /NO_CONFIRM /NO_SPLASH
Please report any bug to Thierry.Marneffe@skynet.be