orphan cmd.exe *32 running in Task Manager

• Sunday, February 17, 2013 6:25 AM

   

   
  

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  Hi, 

  Having a problem with  multiple cmd.exe *32 showing in Task Manager Processes on Win 7 Home Edition 64 bit. I also work on mainframe and have installed a 3270 emulator (Bluezone) and WSA. WSA (work station agent) is a little app that runs on the PC and intercepts commands from the mainframe. WSA is part of the mainframe ISPF Client/Server.
  

  
  Commands sent to the PC are usually in this format and usually use the windows START command

  'SELECT  WSCMD("START IEXPLORE") INVIS' = start internet explorer in an invisible (hidden) window
  
  No cmd window is displayed and the app starts, but the cmd.exe *32 still remains in Task List and Processes running in Task Manager

  If I try to end the cmd.exe *32 processes with command TASKKILL /pid #### /F, I get message
  
  ERROR: The process with PID #### could not be terminated. 

  Reason: There is no running instance of the task.

  
  

  When you stop the WSA.EXE then all the cmd.exe *32 go away.

  
  

  This never happened in Win Xp, when a command was invoked the cmd hidden window was always cleaned up and wasn't in the Processes list in Task Manager

  
  

  It looks like Win 7 is also cleaning up the hidden windows (because I can't kill with TASKKILL or from Task Manager Processes) but the instance is still showing up in the Processes list in Task Manager
  
  Trying to determine if the orphan cmd.exe *32 can be removed from Processes list or will it cause a problem leaving them ?
  
  Any suggestions will be appreciated

  
  

  Thanks,

  Richard (Rick) Silvers

  
  

  email=rsilvers@mebtel.net

  website=http://home.mebtel.net/~rsilvers/ 

       
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