FinderKiller is a simple AppleScript application without interface that does one job. This AppleScript will quit the Finder, and nothing more. This is a real simple script that you might find handy. This is part of a series of small, quit and reset the Finder scripts that I wrote on request.
Requirements
You must have AppleScript installed in your system. Other than that, I think this will run on any version of System 7 or OS8.
Usage
Double click on the FinderKiller icon. The Finder will quit, you desktop icons will vanish. You can also install this in a folder like Automated Tasks (an alias of which may already be in your Apple menu) or do as I do--keep a folder in the Apple Menu Items folder (mine is called Scripts) where I keep a set of script applications easily available.
If you quit the Finder with no other applications running, the Finder will automatically re-launch itself. This script does no checking to see if anything else is running, and will not explicity attempt to re-launch the Finder.
Other Notes
This is use-at-your-own-risk-ware. Its just a tiny little script, so I doubt that your hard drive will turn into toast, or you CPU will look like a bowl of jelly just by using this, but there is a real good reason why there is no quit command for the Finder--you are not supposed to be quiting it. There are those with a firm grip on what they are doing that may have reasons for quiting the Finder--if that isn't you, don't use this app.
This AppleScript application is free for personal, non-commercial use. Anyone may distribute this application so long as they do not charge any fees. Inclusion of this application on any CD, collection, or other archive is by express permission only. AppleScript is a product of Apple Computer and they own the rights to the AppleScript
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Since this is freeware, support is limited to my spare time, but e-mail me with questions, comments, suggestions, rants, raves, or just to say howdy at: tjb@inch.com, or check my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html. I try to respond to everyone, but I can't always.
