Download BKillProc.exe (72 KB)

BKillProc is a small command line utility that allows the user to kill (terminate) any running process by name.

BKillProc for Windows should work on the following platforms:

     Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

There is no install necessary. Simply download to any folder on your hard drive, and use as follows:

  > <folder-where-copied>BKillProc <proccess-to-be-terminated>

  For example, if you copied to the folder c:\temp, and want to terminate Notepad:

  > c:\temp\BKillProc notepad.exe

  or

  > cd c:\temp
  > BKillProc notepad.exe

 BKillProc will fail if you don't have permission to terminate that process.

 BKillProc can also be called from within a script or .bat file.
 It returns a code of 0 to indicate success, non-zero to indicate a problem.
 A list of possible codes is as follows:

   0   = Process was successfully terminated
   201 = Process name not specified on command line
   603 = Process was not currently running
   604 = No permission to terminate process
   605 = Unable to load PSAPI.DLL
   602 = Unable to terminate process for some other reason
   606 = Unable to identify system type
   607 = Unsupported OS
   632 = Invalid process name
   700 = Unable to get procedure address from PSAPI.DLL
   701 = Unable to get process list, EnumProcesses failed
   702 = Unable to load KERNEL32.DLL
   703 = Unable to get procedure address from KERNEL32.DLL
   704 = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot failed

  BKillProc.exe    BKillProc v1.000 for Windows (72 KB)


Disclaimer: Terminating a process may have unpredicatable results
including loss of important data or damage to your system
DO NOT TERMINATE A PROCESS THAT YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT
This program is provided as-is and no warranty is implied for its suitability
for any specific purpose. Use at your own risk!