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how to kill msiexec.exe in wix?

I have a wix application running.and when i am trying to uninstall it,it should prompt for close the application.I would like to kill the msiexec.exe after it prompts.Right now it prompts to close but as soon as i close the dialog box it shows there is some problem in the script and later Fatal error during installation comes.Please help me...

<CustomAction Id='Show' Script='vbscript'>

<![CDATA[

set service = GetObject ('winmgmts:')

for each Process in Service.InstancesOf ('Win32_Process')

If Process.Name = 'CAS.exe' or Process.Name = 'CMSS.exe'

then

msgbox 'CAS is running...Please close it before uninstalling'

WScript.quit

End If

next

]]>

</CustomAction>

<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action='Show' After='FindRelatedProducts'>REMOVE</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

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