Comments on: CyberNotes: Shortcuts to End Processes and Programs http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/ Technology News Sat, 26 May 2012 23:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stanhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-156570 Stan Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:10:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-156570 I realize these are old posts, but I just wanted to say Thank You! I'm an assistive technologist working with the blind and physically impaired and you have no idea how many times I've needed an easy way to kill a running program. Right now I'm working with someone who is blind and needs to be able to switch between two assistive programs that conflict, and something in his system is blocking the exit cmd for one of the programs. This is the perfect solution, it will save me hours if not days of troubleshooting. Thanks again, and many of my clients will be thanking you as well. I realize these are old posts, but I just wanted to say Thank You! I’m an assistive technologist working with the blind and physically impaired and you have no idea how many times I’ve needed an easy way to kill a running program. Right now I’m working with someone who is blind and needs to be able to switch between two assistive programs that conflict, and something in his system is blocking the exit cmd for one of the programs. This is the perfect solution, it will save me hours if not days of troubleshooting. Thanks again, and many of my clients will be thanking you as well.

]]> By: Abhishekhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-152093 Abhishek Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:10:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-152093 If one doesn't want any shortcut to the 'taskkill .bat' files on the desktop, they could save the .bat files on their drives and create a new short cut for the same in the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Start Menu\Programs and then right clicking on these shortcuts through the 'All Programs' list select Properties and select an F key Keyboard shortcut for the .bat files....Works fast! [provided the taskkill command has taskkill /f /im appname format] If one doesn’t want any shortcut to the ‘taskkill .bat’ files on the desktop, they could save the .bat files on their drives and create a new short cut for the same in the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Start Menu\Programs and then right clicking on these shortcuts through the ‘All Programs’ list select Properties and select an F key Keyboard shortcut for the .bat files….Works fast! [provided the taskkill command has taskkill /f /im appname format]

]]> By: Santhoshhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-141522 Santhosh Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:10:59 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-141522 The easiest way to kill a process in Windows is pskill utility from Sysinternals, which is part of Microsoft now. Just download the utility, store into a folder and add the folder into your system PATH. Then just execute "pskill firefox" in the Run window, and it should do the trick. The easiest way to kill a process in Windows is pskill utility from Sysinternals, which is part of Microsoft now. Just download the utility, store into a folder and add the folder into your system PATH. Then just execute “pskill firefox” in the Run window, and it should do the trick.

]]> By: Local SEO Guidehttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-129523 Local SEO Guide Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:48:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-129523 Thanks for posting this. You just saved me about two years on my life of waiting for this thing to shut down. Thanks for posting this. You just saved me about two years on my life of waiting for this thing to shut down.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127646 Ryan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:03:31 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127646 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-127431" rel="nofollow">DKong wrote:</a><blockquote>“Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You’re not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close.”Wrong, Ryan, in the FF options window, it says “Show my windows and tabs from last time”.</blockquote></div> Okay, netster007x made a good point. I never use File->Exit, but doing that would let you restore your tabs and windows next time. I was thinking along the lines of closing windows using the "X" in the corner, which would make it impossible to restore all of the open windows. Thanks for pointing that out though. DKong wrote:
“Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You’re not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close.”

Wrong, Ryan, in the FF options window, it says “Show my windows and tabs from last time”.

Okay, netster007x made a good point. I never use File->Exit, but doing that would let you restore your tabs and windows next time. I was thinking along the lines of closing windows using the “X” in the corner, which would make it impossible to restore all of the open windows. Thanks for pointing that out though.

]]> By: netster007xhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127439 netster007x Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:50:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127439 Aha, so maybe Fx's File>Exit isn't totally useless after all :) Aha, so maybe Fx’s File>Exit isn’t totally useless after all :)

]]> By: DKonghttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127431 DKong Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:44:49 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-127431 "Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You’re not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close."Wrong, Ryan, in the FF options window, it says "Show my windows and tabs from last time". “Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You’re not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close.”

Wrong, Ryan, in the FF options window, it says “Show my windows and tabs from last time”.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-126707 Ryan Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:51:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-126707 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-126478" rel="nofollow">John Jimenez wrote:</a><blockquote>One could also just install TabMixPlus or sessionsaver into Firefox. These (optionally) open your last session automagically.</blockquote></div> That's true, but I for one choose not to use that extension because it causes Firefox to use a lot more of my system's resources.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-126507" rel="nofollow">xpgeek wrote:</a><blockquote>Most antivirus’ by design are not easy to completely shut down the program, but when I want to play a big heavy resource using game I certainly don’t need my antivirus running. But the only way to shut down Avast for example, is to open Task Manager and manually end its three process’.</blockquote></div> That's a really good idea as well. Some antivirus applications do offer the exit option, but most don't (for obvious security reasons). I'll have to set one up for my antivirus as well.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-126543" rel="nofollow">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>So is that for Linux or Windows?</blockquote></div> It's for Windows, but Pieter posted a method in the forum to do something similar for Linux.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-126559" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>Or you can use the Firefox built-in option to restore your tabs and windows every single time.</blockquote></div> Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You're not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close. John Jimenez wrote:
One could also just install TabMixPlus or sessionsaver into Firefox. These (optionally) open your last session automagically.

That’s true, but I for one choose not to use that extension because it causes Firefox to use a lot more of my system’s resources.

xpgeek wrote:
Most antivirus’ by design are not easy to completely shut down the program, but when I want to play a big heavy resource using game I certainly don’t need my antivirus running. But the only way to shut down Avast for example, is to open Task Manager and manually end its three process’.

That’s a really good idea as well. Some antivirus applications do offer the exit option, but most don’t (for obvious security reasons). I’ll have to set one up for my antivirus as well.

netster007x wrote:
So is that for Linux or Windows?

It’s for Windows, but Pieter posted a method in the forum to do something similar for Linux.

Anonymous wrote:
Or you can use the Firefox built-in option to restore your tabs and windows every single time.

Ahh, but that just restores your tabs, not windows. It makes sense if you think about it, since by default there is no restart command in Firefox. You’re not able to click on the close button of all your windows at the same time, so it will only remember the tabs from the last window you close.

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]]> By: Chocolimhttp://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-126570 Chocolim Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:05:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/13/cybernotes-shortcuts-to-end-processes-and-programs/#comment-126570 For windows xp taskkill /F /IM EXCEL.EXE kills the excel process For windows xp taskkill /F /IM EXCEL.EXE kills the excel process

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