Is there an XP cmd to close all running programs?

[dcox5]

When I install or update software, I like to close all running programs
during the actual process. In XP HE, is there a command that I can execute
that will close out all the running programs as shown in the lower right
icon tray, without shutting down or rebooting Windows?

I can create a macro to kill the process for most programs, but programs
like Zone Alarm Pro and Norton Antivirus Pro require that I right click
their icon in the tray and then select disable or shutdown. How can I
automate these steps?

Dale in San Diego, CA, USA
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Jerry]

You can download EndItAll2 from
:http://www.docsdownloads.com/Tier1/enditall.htm

It's a pretty sharp package for closing all open programs.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

When I install or update software, I like to close all running programs
during the actual process. In XP HE, is there a command that I can execute
that will close out all the running programs as shown in the lower right
icon tray, without shutting down or rebooting Windows?

I can create a macro to kill the process for most programs, but programs
like Zone Alarm Pro and Norton Antivirus Pro require that I right click
their icon in the tray and then select disable or shutdown. How can I
automate these steps?

Hi

Stop the Zone Alarm and NAV service maybe.

To stop Norton 7.6 Corporate Edition AntiVirus:

net.exe stop "Norton AntiVirus Server"