PsKill

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PsKill

Windows NT/2000 does not come with a command-line 'kill' utility. You can get one in the Windows NT or Win2K Resource Kit, but the kit's utility can only terminate processes on the local computer. PsKill is a kill utility that not only does what the Resource Kit's version does, but can also kill processes on remote systems. You don't even have to install a client on the target computer to use PsKill to terminate a remote process.

Installation
 

Copy PsKill onto your executable path and type pskill with command-line options defined below.

Usage
 

Running PsKill with a process ID directs it to kill the process of that ID on the local computer. If you specify a process name PsKill will kill all processes that have that name.

usage: pskill [-t] [\\computer [-u username] [-p password]] <process name | process id>

 

-t

Kill the process and its descendants.

 

-u

Specifies optional user name for login to remote computer.

 

-p

Specifies optional password for user name. If you omit this you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.

 

process id

Specifies the process ID of the process you want to kill.

 

process name

Specifies the process name of the process or processes you want to kill.