Updating the VB EXE
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From: Eduardo on 7 Oct 2009 01:31 Michel Posseth [MCP] escribi�: > download the new executable , rename your current running executable You cannot rename a running executable because it's locked.
From: Nobody on 7 Oct 2009 06:17 "Eduardo" <mm(a)mm.com> wrote in message news:hah93c$5l0$1(a)aioe.org... > Michel Posseth [MCP] escribi�: > >> download the new executable , rename your current running executable > > You cannot rename a running executable because it's locked. In Windows 2000+, you can rename EXE/DLL files while they are in use(assuming you have permissions). This can be used like Michel Posseth suggested. It's documented here(which is also in MSDN Library - October 2001): Dynamic-Link Library Updates: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682604(VS.85).aspx I am not sure what extensions are supported, but it doesn't include non-executables, such as TXT files. These cannot be renamed while in use. See also: Restart Manager(In Vista and after) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc948910(VS.85).aspx
From: Eduardo on 7 Oct 2009 06:31 Nobody escribi�: > "Eduardo" <mm(a)mm.com> wrote in message news:hah93c$5l0$1(a)aioe.org... >> Michel Posseth [MCP] escribi�: >> >>> download the new executable , rename your current running executable >> You cannot rename a running executable because it's locked. > > In Windows 2000+, you can rename EXE/DLL files while they are in > use(assuming you have permissions). This can be used like Michel Posseth > suggested. It's documented here(which is also in MSDN Library - October > 2001): > > Dynamic-Link Library Updates: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682604(VS.85).aspx > > I am not sure what extensions are supported, but it doesn't include > non-executables, such as TXT files. These cannot be renamed while in use. > > See also: > > Restart Manager(In Vista and after) > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc948910(VS.85).aspx Interesting, but I don't see that it applies also to exes. Technically it should be possible.
From: Nobody on 7 Oct 2009 06:42 "Eduardo" <mm(a)mm.com> wrote in message news:hahqla$r2b$1(a)aioe.org... > Nobody escribi�: >> In Windows 2000+, you can rename EXE/DLL files while they are in >> use(assuming you have permissions). This can be used like Michel Posseth >> suggested. It's documented here(which is also in MSDN Library - October >> 2001): >> >> Dynamic-Link Library Updates: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682604(VS.85).aspx >> >> I am not sure what extensions are supported, but it doesn't include >> non-executables, such as TXT files. These cannot be renamed while in use. >> >> See also: >> >> Restart Manager(In Vista and after) >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc948910(VS.85).aspx > > Interesting, but I don't see that it applies also to exes. I already tried it on Windows 2000. I renamed a copy of MSPAINT.EXE while it's open, and it was successful. I then tried to delete the file, and Windows wouldn't let me. So the file is open somehow.
From: Eduardo on 7 Oct 2009 06:59
Nobody escribi�: > "Eduardo" <mm(a)mm.com> wrote in message news:hahqla$r2b$1(a)aioe.org... >> Nobody escribi�: >>> In Windows 2000+, you can rename EXE/DLL files while they are in >>> use(assuming you have permissions). This can be used like Michel Posseth >>> suggested. It's documented here(which is also in MSDN Library - October >>> 2001): >>> >>> Dynamic-Link Library Updates: >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682604(VS.85).aspx >>> >>> I am not sure what extensions are supported, but it doesn't include >>> non-executables, such as TXT files. These cannot be renamed while in use. >>> >>> See also: >>> >>> Restart Manager(In Vista and after) >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc948910(VS.85).aspx >> Interesting, but I don't see that it applies also to exes. > > I already tried it on Windows 2000. I renamed a copy of MSPAINT.EXE while > it's open, and it was successful. I then tried to delete the file, and > Windows wouldn't let me. So the file is open somehow. Yes, it works. I didn't know that. |