Comments on: Kill all running apps with a double click

By: Ken Helms

Ken Helms — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:59:19 +0000

Yes, it is not included in XP home. Like Kisk said, if you can get those two .exes off a Pro machine, just drop them in the system32 folder on your main drive and it will run from there.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:08:06 +0000

this batch file should be placed in the startup folder in the documents and settings. It can’t kill anything if it is no started before the naughty bugs start biting. Let me know if this solves the problem.

By: kisk

kisk — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:24:16 +0000

If want to run this on XP home, just download the two files below into the same directory as kill.bat:

taskkill.exe
tasklist.exe

By: nemotech

nemotech — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:27:12 +0000

I think tasklist is only in the Pro versions. Tested two home versions no tasklist.

By: myardor

myardor — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:39:22 +0000

sandbox ie sandboxed web browser?

By: Bharat Balegere

Bharat Balegere — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:17:10 +0000

Looks like you are using a different shell,something other than explorer.exe
Just add the process name of your shell in the exceptions list.

By: myardor

myardor — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:38:16 +0000

So I ran this and now nothing shows on desktop
its all empty
how do i get things back?
reboot?oh got firefox running by alt cont del and then typing in firefox
to tech for me..an average user. needs more user friendly sstuff, ie idiot proof

nee

By: Bharat Balegere

Bharat Balegere — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:28:30 +0000

It works fine on XP SP3.
Windows includes tasklist by default.
Maybe your xp is a customized one which does not have tasklist.

By: jr2

jr2 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:46:56 +0000

This doesn’t work on XP Home? (SP3) “‘TASKLIST’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Press any key to continue…”

By: avavass

avavass — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:31:14 +0000

when i start bat program, it opens a windows where is written:
ERROR: impossible to recognise search filter.
Hit a key to exit
(it is written in italian language, i translated in english)