def killProcess(self, pid):
        """ Kills the process with the specified PID (if possible) """
        SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000
        PROCESS_TERMINATE = 0x0001
        hProcess = self._kernel32.OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE|PROCESS_TERMINATE, True, pid)
        result = self._kernel32.TerminateProcess(hProcess, 0)
        self._kernel32.CloseHandle(hProcess)
Kills the process with the specified PID (if possible)