Dashken over at ARP has written up a guide on how to use a little-known WinXP utility: taskkill. This app will let you end one or more tasks or processes by killing the process ID or image name of the running program.

"Ever wished you could just end a few programs just by running a batch file? Or have you ever wanted to automatically end some programs according to a certain schedule? Even if you Google, you won't be able to find a free software that will allow you to even do such simple tasks. But fret not, we will show you how to do it in this guide."