Hello,
to install a windows explorer comntext menu handler (dll) the explorer needs to be terminated.
But there can be more intances of explorer.exe, I have seen systems with 7 instances.
How to terminate all of them?
Chris
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- Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:48 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: How to terminate all instances of e.g. explorer.exe
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- Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:41 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Problems installing a windows explorer extension
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Re: Problems installing a windows explorer extension
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- Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:41 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Problems installing a windows explorer extension
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Re: Problems installing a windows explorer extension
Thanks for your reply. 1. This does not work, when the installation is started with "run as", e.g. when the user cannot elevate privileges and another account is required to install software. In this case an option might be to log off the current user or prompt to restart the system. For t...
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:54 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Problems installing a windows explorer extension
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Problems installing a windows explorer extension
Hello, I use the AI enterprise (7.1.3). With my software a dll for the windows explorers context menu is installed. For this the the windows epxlorer process needs to be terminated. This causes is many cases problems: 1. It seems the installation is only able to shut down ONE explorer.exe. But there...
- Tue May 17, 2016 11:01 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: (Re)start Explorer after installation
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Re: (Re)start Explorer after installation
I still have the problem, that restarting the explorer at the end of the installation start it as administartor (on some machines). So my idea is to start an application at the start of the installation (running in the background) and waiting for a registry key. So I need to set a registry key at th...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:38 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: (Re)start Explorer after installation
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Re: (Re)start Explorer after installation
It is here:
So, this should be fine?
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- Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:51 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: (Re)start Explorer after installation
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(Re)start Explorer after installation
Hello, I use the AI 7.1.3 corporate. for the installation the explorer needs to be shut down. Though I am restarting it at the end of the installation. But in case the user has no privileges to install software, the installation is executed with the administrator account, though the explorer is star...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:51 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: pass a file via the command line
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Re: pass a file via the command line
Thanks, with deferred with no impersonation this is working now.
- Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:27 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: pass a file via the command line
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Re: pass a file via the command line
Thanks for the answer, Yes, that's working. But when I use the parameter /passive the file not being copied. e.g. Myinstallation.exe ADDFILE="x:\datas\settings.zip" works fine Myinstallation.exe /passive ADDFILE="x:\datas\settings.zip" is not working I have added the custom actio...
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:02 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: pass a file via the command line
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pass a file via the command line
Hello, I use the AI enterprise 7.1.3 I would like (optionally) to pass a file via the command line to the installer exe. In case a file is passed via the command line, it shall be copied to the program folder. e.g: MyInstallation.exe /ADDTHIS="c:\test\settings.ini" Is this possible? If so,...
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:14 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: problems with grafic positioning
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Re: problems with grafic positioning
Thanks,
I could edid the aip file.
Although wondering why the dialog editor has here a wrong limitation.
Best regards,
Christoph
I could edid the aip file.
Although wondering why the dialog editor has here a wrong limitation.
Best regards,
Christoph
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:43 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: problems with grafic positioning
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problems with grafic positioning
Hello, I use the AI 7.1.3 corporate In the dialog editor I have put the header grafic to coordinates x=0 and y=0 But when I run the installation the grafic is not at the top, there is a gap of 1 pixel, see clpEF5D.png And the lines do not reach to the right border, there is little gap, see clpA2C1.p...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:29 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: restart explorer after installation
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restart explorer after installation
I use the AI 7.1.3 corporate.
My installation installs an explorer context menu extension (a dll)
When an old version is updated, the explorer is closed, but not restarted afterwards, although it should be.
How to solve this?
Regards, Chris
My installation installs an explorer context menu extension (a dll)
When an old version is updated, the explorer is closed, but not restarted afterwards, although it should be.
How to solve this?
Regards, Chris
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Product Code is changed during installation
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Re: Product Code is changed during installation
Thanks for the answer. Now my customer complains about that again. He installs our software via the product code. But uninstalling with that product code does not work, as the product code was changed. And his installation environment uses the product code. Any solution for that? I do not see the &q...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:20 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Product Code is changed during installation
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Product Code is changed during installation
Hello, I use the AI 7.1.3 corporate. Now a customer told that the Product Code is changed during installation. From the log: MSI (s) (AC:C4) [15:18:41:357]: Product Code from property table before transforms: '{4BEEBA03-2560-42DB-9B17-805FB7278E7A}' MSI (s) (AC:C4) [15:18:41:357]: Product Code from ...