rjshell requires reboot

[zwayne]

After doing an update of rjtexted I often find that there are serious problems unless I uninstall, reboot, then reinstall. One example: after doing the latest update I found that files weren't loading properly (e.g., couldn't double click on a file and have it open in the editor. There were other problems as well) I wonder if rjshell.dll is the culprit, since it doesn't get deleted on uninstall and various unlocker programs also can't delete it, thus requiring a reboot. I assume that it hooks into explorer, but even if I kill the explorer process I can't delete rjshell.

Is there anything that can be done to change this behavior? As it is, rjtexted is one of the few programs that I use that can't be installed properly without the uninstall, reboot, reinstall dance.

Thanks.

[Rickard Johansson]

Which Windows version are you using, where is the program installed and are you logged in as administrator?

[zwayne]

Windows 7. Installation is in Program Files (x86) and I am an admin.

[pjj]

I wonder if rjshell.dll is the culprit, since it doesn't get deleted on uninstall and various unlocker programs also can't delete it, thus requiring a reboot. I assume that it hooks into explorer, but even if I kill the explorer process I can't delete rjshell.

Have you tried Unlocker (64bit version is available, cfr. http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/)? Thing is it shows which program is locking the file you'd like to delete.

[Rickard Johansson]

The lines in the Innosetup script looks something like this

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Source: c:\...\Install\contextmenu\rjshell.dll; DestDir: {app}; Flags: regserver 32bit restartreplace sharedfile overwritereadonly noregerror promptifolder
Source: c:\...\Install\contextmenu\rjshell64.dll; DestDir: {app}; Check: IsW64; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile overwritereadonly noregerror promptifolder

Which should mean that only older files are overwritten. And I haven't updated those file in a while...

[zwayne]

I wonder if rjshell.dll is the culprit, since it doesn't get deleted on uninstall and various unlocker programs also can't delete it, thus requiring a reboot. I assume that it hooks into explorer, but even if I kill the explorer process I can't delete rjshell.

Have you tried Unlocker (64bit version is available, cfr. http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/)? Thing is it shows which program is locking the file you'd like to delete.

Yes, I tried unlocker. It was able to delete rjshell64.dll but not rjshell.dll.