help with taskkill

[ABIAMDTECH]

I am trying to close an application using taskkill. It works but not completely. When run the batch file. The application will promt " Exit ADSFASDF.exe?" with the choice of YES or NO. Is it possible to select a choice from an application using a batch file? Please give me an example. Thanks.

[stalor214]

try using /f after taskkill to forcefully close the application such as

@echo off
taskkill /IM notepad.exe /f

hope this helps

[ABIAMDTECH]

Right now I have this in the batch file:
taskkill /im ScopeCfg.Exe /t
I have tried using the /f. It closes everything down, and does not let the application saves the data it collected. The application also locks up so I can't start it again. The only way to start it again is to reboot the system.

[stalor214]

 ???hmm... thats not normal im. so ur saying it locks up well... let me look at something be back is a few

[stalor214]

ok i looked and do you know if the program opens any child processes?
if it does have you tried try

taskkill /f /im whatever.exe /t

im going to look into it some more

[ABIAMDTECH]

Yes it does. It open and run another executable. I have tried taskkill both of them with the /t. It would give me the same message "Exit SI_Scope?" YES, NO. I just tried the code from you "taskkill /f /im whatever.exe /t ". It close the application but it still have the same problem not letting me start the application again. Prompting that the driver is already running and failed to initialize the application. I need to reboot the system to correct this.

[stalor214]

im thinking

[Icecold]

Yeah i'm trying to do the same thing...i mean i got it to work on my other computer the taskkill explorer thing but the cmd pops up for a sec and goes away...it only worked once...i want to know how to do this to do a prank on my friend at his house
i know a little about batch files like the basics and deleting stuff...but i cant really get down the taskkilll... please can anyone help? TY!

[Dusty]

i want to know how to do this to do a prank on my friend at his house

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