Question

I am trying to test the following code snippet.

        static void StartAndKill()
    {
        Process ieProc = Process.Start("iexplore.exe", "www.apress.com");
        Console.WriteLine("--> Hit enter to kill {0}\t", ieProc.ProcessName);
        Console.ReadLine();
        try
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ieProc.Id);
            ieProc.Kill();

        }
        catch (Exception exception)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(exception.Message);
        }
    }

This should kill the internet explorer window and close it. Instead I get an exception that says:

Cannot process request because the process (7256) has exited.

What is the logical explanation for this behaviour?

Answer 1

The error message is misleading. The real reason why the process doesn’t get killed is administrative privs on Windows 7 are not defaulted. If I open a command prompt by using “Run as administrator”, the code does what it is supposed to do. I will move to close this question.

Thanks to all those who responded.