cmcolema Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I am looking to find a script that will close all programs and then allow me to start a new one. I want to then shut down the computer after the new one finishes running. The purpose will be to make sure all programs are closed before we run a program that ensures our video downloads are stopped before we shut down a computer at night. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varian Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Use at your own risk: $Processes = ProcessList() For $i = 1 to $Processes[0][0] ;add more types to match; killing certain processes (like lsass.exe) will cause the machine to shutdown ;or become unstable...use with caution If StringRegExp($Processes[$i][0], "svchost.exe|lsass.exe|csrss.exe|explorer.exe", 0) Then ContinueLoop ProcessClose($Processes[$i][1]) ProcessWaitClose($Processes[$i][1], 5) Next Exit Run("YourProgram.exe") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcolema Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 So I need to list each process I want to close in the script? will closeing explore.exe close every program sitting on the OS and then restarting explore.exe so I can start a new program work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picea892 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 HiI think you're misreading the script, Continue Loop will take it back to the for statement. So you need to list all programs you are not closing. That is why this is somewhat dangerous. We can only guess at what processes are running on your computer. What I would do is press Ctl+Shift+Esc and go through the process list and google it. (What is svchost.exe), that will give you a sense of what processes should be excluded.Closing Explorer.exe will do nothing. If you have a file manager replacement software (tabbyfile, metapath. etc.) you can still use your computer normally. Of course you won't have a start menu, desktop icons or a taskbar. But who needs that eye candy anyways Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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