End a process on cmd: tskill?

[deleted user]
11 years ago

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First I use Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]

I want to end a process named “spoolsv.exe” with a batch file or with cmd. Went I write this:
tskill spoolsv
I get this output:
The process could not be stopped for spoolsv: Access is denied.

Have you any idea of another way or another command to end this process?

[deleted user]
11 years ago

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Well I found this Microsoft link for you: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/taskkill.mspx?mfr=true

I hope it helps.

TaaRt
11 years ago

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Routine question; do you have sufficient permission?

“I dislike people who quote themselves” - TaaRt

[deleted user]
11 years ago

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Good point. :P

[deleted user]
11 years ago | edited 11 years ago

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@crypticvoid -> I already read this but it’s not very helpful because taskkill isn’t recognise in XP (for home, not pro) and haven’t the same parameters as tskill. But thanks anyway

Yes it’s my own computer ;)

[deleted user]
11 years ago

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Ok. I hope you get it sorted soon mate. :)

TaaRt
11 years ago | edited 11 years ago

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I am logged onto a normal user mainly and log in to the system admin if I need it’s permissions frequently, it often made me forget the cmd I opened wasn’t running with admin priveleges.

It’s worth noting the system has a built-in admin account with acces to anything on windows 7, not sure about that on windows XP though.

“I dislike people who quote themselves” - TaaRt

Zoino
11 years ago

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Is it as simple as to run it as a system administrator?

jnpa
11 years ago

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may i know why exactly do you need a batch to stop that?
anyway ‘net stop spooler’ should do the job

[deleted user]
11 years ago | edited 11 years ago

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Yeah like jnpa said its a service so net stop should work. Also you can try services.msc and then find the service and then stop it from there and also you can disable it so when the system starts again it won’t automatically start unless there is a group policy assigned to the system or to the user account.

Click start > Run > type services.msc and press enter.

Also check this link http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/spoolsvexe-process-is-running-all-the-time-and/8268f671-51b8-42a3-9ce8-708e9686052d

[deleted user]
11 years ago

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Thanks a lot :)
“net stop spooler” works :p