Close Windows Program from Batch File

Unlike kill.exe from the Windows Resource Kit and pskill.exe from SysInternals (now part of MS), this little tool, "close" will attempt to gracefully close a program. It's command line driven, so it's suitable for batches and scripts.

This makes it safer for data in many situations. It is more-or-less like clicking the "x" button to close a program, thus applications like Word or Excel will prompt to save changes.

Originally found the link here:
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=0431

The developer's page is here:
http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~frink/nt.html

Tags: batch, .cmd, .bat, graceful, nice, close, safe, utility, winxp

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ID: 877
Author:
leonard
Date Updated:
2007-10-20 19:08:01
Date Created:
2007-10-20 19:02:35

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