Software to start and stop programs in windows?

I know this is not really the group to post this query in, but I hope
someone may be able to help me in here?

I am looking for software that will start and stop programs in windows XP at
scheduled times. I know the built in Task Scheduler will do this, but it
has some problems that stop it working for me 100 percent.. One of them
being that if a program is started manually, then task scheduler wont stop
it at the next scheduled stop time.

I am looking for something that will start and stop running programs,
regardless of who started them and when. If they are scheduled to start at
a specified tme then that is when they should start, if they are scheduled
to stop at a particulr time, then thats when they should stop. The built in
task scheduler in windows doesn't work like this and relies upon the program
being started by task scheduler in order for it to be stopped by it.

Any suggestions anyone?

Thanks

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Steve
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> I know this is not really the group to post this query in, but I hope
> someone may be able to help me in here?
>
> I am looking for software that will start and stop programs in windows XP at
> scheduled times. I know the built in Task Scheduler will do this, but it
> has some problems that stop it working for me 100 percent.. One of them
> being that if a program is started manually, then task scheduler wont stop
> it at the next scheduled stop time.
>
> I am looking for something that will start and stop running programs,
> regardless of who started them and when. If they are scheduled to start at
> a specified tme then that is when they should start, if they are scheduled
> to stop at a particulr time, then thats when they should stop. The built in
> task scheduler in windows doesn't work like this and relies upon the program
> being started by task scheduler in order for it to be stopped by it.
>
> Any suggestions anyone?
>
You can use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to kill
processes by name, e.g.

wmic process where name='sol.exe' call terminate

will close your solitaire game.

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Steve
> (E-Mail Removed) says...

> You can use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to kill
> processes by name, e.g.
>
> wmic process where name='sol.exe' call terminate
>
> will close your solitaire game.

Thanks Rob, but I was thinking more along the lines of a Windows XP based
program that could maybe start and end programs.

Steve

Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Thanks Rob, but I was thinking more along the lines of a Windows XP based
> program that could maybe start and end programs.

Use task scheduler to start them and wmic to stop them (under task
scheduler control).

Chris

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Steve
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> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Steve
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> > You can use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to kill
> > processes by name, e.g.
> >
> > wmic process where name='sol.exe' call terminate
> >
> > will close your solitaire game.
>
> Thanks Rob, but I was thinking more along the lines of a Windows XP based
> program that could maybe start and end programs.
>
WMIC /is/ Windows XP based - it's part of the standard installation.
Just stick the command in a batch file and call it from Task Scheduler.
Run applications normally from Task Scheduler, or stick them in a batch
file and call that from Task Scheduler.
If you want something that runs without using Task Scheduler you could
try CRONw - CRON for Windows.