Windows XP Home: tskill exit gracefully

[mattsv]

Hello,

Unlike it's counterpart taskill, tskill does not exit gracefully*.

Is there a utility which functions like taskill/tskill but permits exiting gracefully and can be executed as part of a batch file?

I downloaded pskill from sysinternals, and it doesn't seem to permit exiting gracefully.


For reference, feel free to read this thread:

TSGL: Batch file command to terminate in XP

http://tsgserver.com/pipermail/list_tsgserver.com/2004-October/004119.html

*To demonstrate:

XP Home
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Sequence of tasks:
opened word, typed some text, saved the file to the desktop, typed more text, opened cmd and executed "tskill WINWORD", opened the text file I saved

I got the recovery message and windows autorecovery feature to appear. Finally, get this, the text I typed after saving the file was missing (probably because autosaves saves in intervals and I didn't allow enough time for it to be invoked?)

XP Pro
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Did the same sequence of steps as above.

Before exiting due to taskill, I was prompted if I wanted to save my changes. This is certainly graceful.

When I executed a taskill /F, it did not prompt me and results were the same as observed with XP Home (autorecovery, etc)

 

[bcastner]

http://www.beyondlogic.org/consulting/processutil/processutil.htm

 

[mattsv]

bcastner, You got it!

"Process.exe -q" sends WM_CLOSE and permits exiting gracefully.


Thank you so much for your repeated insight into my answers and the contribution of time you give to the community.

Can I get your email anyway so that I may paypal you my appreciation for you help?

 

[bcastner]

http://www.tek-tips.com/supportus.cfm