Detect if an instance is running with kernel32::CreateMutexA
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Hello.
I'm working on an NSIS installer, and trying to check if a certain application is running before uninstalling. So, I use kernel32::CreateMutexA
call. Here is the chunk:
System::Call 'kernel32::CreateMutexA(i 0, i 0, t "cmd.exe") i .r1 ?e'
Pop $R0
StrCmp $R0 0 +3
MessageBox MB_USERICON "The application is already running."
Abort
I put it into un.onInit
. Trouble is, the process (cmd.exe
here) is never detected.
Did I miss something?
Tx.
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