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The Taskkill.exe program stops responding when you try to end a process in an installation of Windows Vista that is running in audit mode

Article ID: 954072 - View products that this article applies to.

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. When you run Windows Vista in audit mode, you try to end a process by using the Taskkill.exe program. However, the Taskkill.exe program stops responding. If you try to end the unresponsive Taskkill.exe process by using another instance of Taskkill.exe, the second instance also stops responding.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because a deadlock prevents the Windows Management Instrumentation (Wmiprvse.exe) process from starting. The Taskkill.exe program relies on Wmiprvse.exe to collect information about the process to be ended.

RESOLUTION

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
Note This update was first included in security update 956390 (MS08-058). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
956390 MS08-058: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Properties

Article ID: 954072 - Last Review: October 14, 2008 - Revision: 1.0
APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Starter
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7
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