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User Tips: Using Kill.exe to Stop InetInfo.exe

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By Rob

Kill, Kill, Kill.

Have you ever used a loop to get records from a recordset? Used a loop for many If...Then...Else statements? If you work with loops often it's more than likely you've managed to crash IIS.

Here's some crash test code: :)

Dim Num1, Num2 Num1 = 1 Num2 = 2 Do While Num1 < Num2 Response.Write "You wont see this, the server has crashed" Next

This is doing a Do...Loop but the condition will never change; this is where a very handy program comes into play.

As you open the task manager to find out why your computers running so slow, you'll see the Processor usage at 100% and inetinfo.exe using 97% - 99% of resources, try to end the process... HA! you can't Access Denied! This is where I usually try the console and try a NET STOP W3SVC but again, it can't.

So then what do I do... well, with KILL.EXE I can do this at the console:

Kill inetinfo.exe Net start "World Wide Web Publishing Service"

(Ok, or net start w3svc)

So there you go, unfortunately KILL.EXE cannot be downloaded as a separate file but is only available with the Windows NT Resource Kit, but what the heck, the NT4 Resource Kit is bursting with tons of other goodies anyway!

Happy Programming!

Download the Windows NT Resource Kit

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