Hi Randy,
> Just as I wondered at a Windows command prompt accepting a Unix-type > option, I realized that the reason it was working on my box was that I had > installed the Microsoft Windows Services for Unix. Am I presuming > correctly that this is the case on your machine? > > On a non-modified XP, this command doesn't exist. Which doesn't mean that > it wouldn't be a good idea to install - but not a universal solution. On WinXP Home edition there is no kill command, but on stock WinXP Pro and higher there is. It can also be found on Win2003 too. The WinXP 'kill' command is different to the Unix version as it takes different arguments. The command-line equivalent of 'ps' on WinXP Pro is 'tasklist'. Doug
