Explorer.exe

[compwiz]

How can I reload explorer.exe through C++? I need to do this so it rereads the registry. Thanx.

[Mike Dunn]

I remember seeing how to do this in "Visual C++ Windows Shell Programming" (a cool book BTW). The topic isn't in the index (and I'm not really up for searching through 660+ pages for it) so this is from memory... I believe you get the HWND of the window with class "Program Manager" and send it a WM_CLOSE. Then re-run Explorer to restart the shell. The only trouble with this is that some of your tray icons will be blown away. --Mike-- ================== The original message was: How can I reload explorer.exe through C++?
I need to do this so it rereads the registry.

Thanx.

[Mike Dunn]

================== The original message was: I remember seeing how to do this in "Visual C++ Windows Shell Programming" (a cool book BTW). The topic isn't in the index (and I'm not really up for searching through 660+ pages for it) so this is from memory...

I believe you get the HWND of the window with class "Program Manager" and send it a WM_CLOSE. Then re-run Explorer to restart the shell. The only trouble with this is that some of your tray icons will be blown away.

--Mike--
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The original message was:

How can I reload explorer.exe through C++?
I need to do this so it rereads the registry.

Thanx.

[Mike Dunn]

Ah, I found it after all! HWND hwnd = FindWindow( _T("Progman"), NULL ); PostMessage( hwnd, WM_QUIT, 0, 0 ); ShellExecute( NULL, NULL, _T("explorer.exe"), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW );