How 2 kick out an open process when Uninstalling ?

Yovav · 12th May 2003, 07:09

Dear all.

got another one 4 today,

Say I uninstall but my app.exe is runing
can I use this fine installer to kill the process ?

How ?

kichik · 12th May 2003, 11:34

It really depends on your process. If you have created it you should know how to kill it. Usually you find its window using FindWindow and then send WM_CLOSE to it using SendMessage (SendMessage (hwnd) ${WM_CLOSE} 0 0 - don't forget to include WinMessages.nsh for WM_CLOSE definition).

Joel · 12th May 2003, 15:23

Wao. I didn't know that.
Thanks KichiK

12th May 2003, 07:09	#1
Yovav Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Holy Land Posts: 63	How 2 kick out an open process when Uninstalling ? Dear all. got another one 4 today, Say I uninstall but my app.exe is runing can I use this fine installer to kill the process ? How ?

12th May 2003, 11:34	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	It really depends on your process. If you have created it you should know how to kill it. Usually you find its window using FindWindow and then send WM_CLOSE to it using SendMessage (SendMessage (hwnd) ${WM_CLOSE} 0 0 - don't forget to include WinMessages.nsh for WM_CLOSE definition). NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

12th May 2003, 15:23	#3
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Wao. I didn't know that. Thanks KichiK * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

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