Comments on: File in Use Dialog in Windows 7 Also Displays the Process Name http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/ Troubleshooting Windows 7/XP/Vista, Fixes & Tweaks | General Productivity Tips Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:40:13 -0800 hourly 1 By: André http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6363 André Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:00:41 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=853#comment-6363 Hi, looks like Windows 7 does it itself when you open file with the WIN32 API. André Hi,

looks like Windows 7 does it itself when you open file with the WIN32 API.

André

]]> By: Ramesh Srinivasan http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6351 Ramesh Srinivasan Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:23:53 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=853#comment-6351 I don't understand why IE (in Vista) does not implement the interface but IE in W7 does? Those two examples (screenshots 2 & 3) involve IE only. To better explain this, see this screenshot: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/w7-fiu.png http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/vista-fiu.png http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/vista-fiu-2.png In both the occasions, the executable file (clsidviewer.exe) is the same. I'm the author of that proggie and I haven't implemented the IFileInUse interface. I don’t understand why IE (in Vista) does not implement the interface but IE in W7 does? Those two examples (screenshots 2 & 3) involve IE only. To better explain this, see this screenshot:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/w7-fiu.png
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/vista-fiu.png
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/temp/vista-fiu-2.png

In both the occasions, the executable file (clsidviewer.exe) is the same. I’m the author of that proggie and I haven’t implemented the IFileInUse interface.

]]> By: André http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6344 André Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:17:35 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=853#comment-6344 Windows Explorer calls it too in Vista, but the application that opens the file must implement the inferface. Here is an example of an opened Word File which I try to delete under Vista Sp1. http://www.pic-upload.de/07.02.09/bben2p.png Windows Explorer calls it too in Vista, but the application that opens the file must implement the inferface. Here is an example of an opened Word File which I try to delete under Vista Sp1.

http://www.pic-upload.de/07.02.09/bben2p.png

]]> By: Ramesh Srinivasan http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6341 Ramesh Srinivasan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:16:10 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=853#comment-6341 @Andre: Thanks! Does that mean that Windows Explorer in Vista does not call/use this function, but Windows 7 Explorer does? @Andre: Thanks! Does that mean that Windows Explorer in Vista does not call/use this function, but Windows 7 Explorer does?

]]> By: André http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-in-use-dialog-windows-7-displays-process-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6339 André Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:16:49 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=853#comment-6339 Hi, the Information about the application is also displayed under Vista if the Application implements the IFileIsInUse Inferface ;) This is not a new feature from Windows 7 André Hi,

the Information about the application is also displayed under Vista if the Application implements the IFileIsInUse Inferface ;) This is not a new feature from Windows 7

André

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