How to Kill an Orphaned Process (197155)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
This article was previously published under Q197155 SUMMARYWhen a service terminates abnormally, "orphaned" child
processes may remain. This article describes several methods to remove this kind of
process.
REFERENCESFor additional information about how this problem can arise, and foralternative solutions to the problem, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
142011 How to Close a Remote Process by Using the Scheduler Service
138340 Trouble Quitting Program Started with AT.EXE Scheduler
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/24/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbhowto KB197155 |
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