detect if IE is open/running from visual studio setup project

[mjobbe]

Hi, I'm creating an MSI for a client app using a Visual Studio Setup
Project. I'm trying to detect if Internet Explorer is running on the
target computer before I start the installation. How do I go about
detecting this?

Thanks.

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Hello, mj****@hotmail.com!
You wrote on 3 Sep 2006 09:27:50 -0700:

mHi, I'm creating an MSI for a client app using a Visual Studio Setup
mProject. I'm trying to detect if Internet Explorer is running on the
mtarget computer before I start the installation. How do I go about
mdetecting this?

Add custom action, where you will detect if IE is running or not...
I'm afraid that in setup project you won't be able to do that directly.

To resolve this you can do the following.

After building setup project with VS you can patch (add custom action
manually) it using Orca tool
( http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/Orca.zip )

Example of managed custom action is here
( http://geekswithblogs.net/vagmi.mudu.../28/27473.aspx )
Example of unmanaged custom action
( http://codeproject.com/tips/msicustomaction.asp )

To detect if IE is running you should detect its process "iexplore.exe".
This can be done via Process.GetProcesses() method.
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Regards, Vadym Stetsyak.
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