Inno setup, check for process during a .exe is running and kill it

Question

I need some help with inno setup. If it is possible, I would like to know how to:

Check if a process appears during the time an .exe file is running (the .exe is called from inno installation) and if the process appears kill it.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Inno-setup doesn't really have much to do with your question. It doesn't matter if the monitoring program is started from inno-setup or some other way. — Otherside, Aug 31 '10 at 12:57
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1576792/uninstall-fails-because-program-is-running-how-do-i-make-inno-setup-check-for-ru — ewall, Aug 31 '10 at 13:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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Close running process you can find here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/24014649/2952483 Then just do it on timer (TTimer if you use chinease extended version of inno setup, or callback functions if you use standart (like here Inno setup: Display Images using timer))

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

Community

answered Jun 12 '14 at 08:17

mishander

LEo · Answer 2 · 2014-07-15T15:23:10.493

you can execute a cmd with Exec() in inno setup, and check ResultCode value.eg:

Exec(ExpandConstant('{cmd}'), '/C tasklist | findstr "test.exe"', '',         SW_SHOWNORMAL,ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode);

if ResultCode is not 0,execute a cmd again will kill the test.exe process.

Exec(ExpandConstant('{cmd}'), '/C taskkill /IM test.exe', '',         SW_SHOWNORMAL,ewWaitUntilTerminated, ResultCode);

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 27 '15 at 17:50

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Make a DLL and link to it from your script. In the DLL, use the windows API to accomplish what you need. For example:

GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent( CTRL_C_EVENT, dwProcessId)

will send a control-C to a console application. OR:

TerminateProcess( ProcessHandle, 1);

will terminate the referenced process. Check MSDN for details.

edited Jul 27 '15 at 17:50

demonplus

answered Dec 04 '10 at 14:46

Sean B. Durkin

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