Why does AR want to shut down explorer.exe during installation?
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#1 : 20/02-25 20:29 Kath
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As title really.
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#2 : 22/02-25 06:55 Styb
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Reply to #1:
Hi Kath, the explorer shutdown is required if you are updating the pre-existing ARen installation, the explorer shutdown is required to replace the .dll library file used for the context menu entry. I'm not a programmer, but I think Kim has no interest in improving the .dll library. :) |
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#3 : 22/02-25 08:20 Kim Jensen
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Reply to #2:
That is correct. The context menu requires a dll to be registered with explorer.exe. When the program is updated while context menu is enabled, explorer has to be restarted. I probably could program it to disable the menu before install and enable it again afterwards. But to be honest, I am not a fan of the explorer context menu. I am a drag and drop person. |
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#4 : 22/02-25 08:31 Kath
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Reply to #2 & #3:
Ok, thanks for the replies. Makes sense. As it happens, I didn't allow it to stop explorer, and it all still works fine, although perhaps its using the context menu entry from my previously installed version. |