Windows XP Task Scheduler

Hi there! Does anyone know if Windows Task Scheduler can
terminate a program that is currently on its tasks and
can still end it regardless of the status of the program,
for example, hung/locked up/froze?


Thanks,
Neil

No, if it's hung or locked, it would have no way of ending it. Not sure you
could even schedule an end of task as the scheduler schedules tasks which I
assume end on completion.

Nonetheless, the task scheduler would have no way of ending a hung task.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"neil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there! Does anyone know if Windows Task Scheduler can
> terminate a program that is currently on its tasks and
> can still end it regardless of the status of the program,
> for example, hung/locked up/froze?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Neil

Thanks for that. Not the answer I was hoping to get
Another question relating to this problem. Do you know
if there is a DOS command or XP Windows script command
equivalent to taskmanager to kill a program. This way, I
can schedule it to Kill the program. Thanks again.

Neil

>-----Original Message-----
>No, if it's hung or locked, it would have no way of

ending it. Not sure you

>could even schedule an end of task as the scheduler

schedules tasks which I

>assume end on completion.
>
>Nonetheless, the task scheduler would have no way of

ending a hung task.

>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"neil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

>news:11ce101c44212$265a6780$a101280a@phx.gbl...

can

program,

>
>
>.
>

You're welcome.

That I wouldn't know. You might try the windowsxp.perform_maintain
newsgroup, the windowsxp.customize newsgroup and the
windowsxp.configuration_manage newsgroups for possible help that issue:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for that. Not the answer I was hoping to get
> Another question relating to this problem. Do you know
> if there is a DOS command or XP Windows script command
> equivalent to taskmanager to kill a program. This way, I
> can schedule it to Kill the program. Thanks again.
>
> Neil
>
>

> ending it. Not sure you

> schedules tasks which I

> ending a hung task.

> message

> can

> program,

I found it. It's the TASKKILL command in Windows. Very
handy and I suppose dangerous too. Thanks again for
sharing your MS knowledge.

Neil

>-----Original Message-----
>You're welcome.
>
>That I wouldn't know. You might try the

windowsxp.perform_maintain

>newsgroup, the windowsxp.customize newsgroup and the
>windowsxp.configuration_manage newsgroups for possible

help that issue:

> http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:1275101c442b7$bebc5b00$a101280a@phx.gbl...

I

and

>
>
>.
>

You're welcome, glad you found it.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I found it. It's the TASKKILL command in Windows. Very
> handy and I suppose dangerous too. Thanks again for
> sharing your MS knowledge.
>
> Neil
>
>

> windowsxp.perform_maintain

> help that issue:

> I

> and