You could try something like:

(kix file)
run shutdown.bat

(shutdown.bat)
kill.exe kix32.exe
kill.exe otherprocesses.exe
shutdown.exe


So kix starts a separate process to run shutdown.bat, which then nukes kixtart and everything else interfering with normal shutdown. In this manner, you could nail all console-apps before issuing a generic shutdown command (which can be done in many different ways)

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K Torkelson
Sys Admin Analyst
ktorkelson@providentfunding.com