Thanks Jim. Tried superkill did not work. The published app is actually a published desktop, the process is a launched app from the desktop (sometimes iexplore - but mostly a terminal emulator), the user logs off and their session closes but the bad app hangs around and sucks up one of the CPU's. Eric -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:00 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Orphaned processes Try Mark Lee's SuperKil http://thethin.net/superkill.zip If the processes are getting called from another program and not closing there is another utility out there on thethin.net ...the name escapes me now but I'll think of it that Peter at Emergent online wrote (http://thethin.net/wtslaunch.zip maybe?) that lets you launch another other programs via a published app if this is what is going on. JK -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Foote, Eric Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:21 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Orphaned processes Neither of these work and the user session has logged off it just left these processes behind. It is the wierdest thing I have seen in a while. Eric -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Paul DeHaan Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:53 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Orphaned processes get procexp.exe or pskill.exe from sysinternals.com. You can kill the process using either tool. Before doing this, are you sure the persons session isn't still out there as disconnected? If you logging off their session should fix the problem. Regards, Paul DeHaan CCNA, CCA... Network Administrator J.M. Huber Corp. ------------> "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers." >>> EFoote@xxxxxxx 11/04/03 10:29AM >>> Anyone having issues with orphaned proccesses? We have Win2K SP4, MF XPe FR3 and we are seeing processes left behind after users logoff, like an iexplore.exe running under a users context taking up 50% of the boxes CPU (dual proc system). We cannot kill (kill -f, process explorer, at /interactive) all fail with access denied - our only solution is to reboot the box. Any suggestions would be apprecitiated. ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm New! Online Thin Computing Magazine Site http://www.OnDemandAccess.com For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm New! Online Thin Computing Magazine Site http://www.OnDemandAccess.com For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm