I am very new to this so please excuse me if what I am asking is obvious.
From what I have read and observed on Windows java and javaw are identical except javaw runs without a console. Why is it then that javaw can only be terminated using taskkill /F ?
I discovered this while looking for a way to shut down Apache Tomcat server (v 6.0.36) via command prompt. The shutdown script works for java.exe but not javaw.exe.
Furthermore I would like to know if there is a workaround for javaw.exe to close gracefully. I came across SendSignal.exe http://www.latenighthacking.com/projects/2003/sendsignal/ and tried it with no luck.
Thanks
