Reboot after web update

Hello guys. I use web update feature for updatimg my app.
At every run of my app I use wupdate /C /S
if update available, I close my app and start bat script

wupdate /S /Q
myApp.exe

update is successfull but my machine reboot after update install.
Why wupdate /S /Q can be cause machine reboot.
Thanks

Andrew,

wupdate.exe does not require a machine reboot ;). wupdate.exe (the web update client) checks if an update is available. If this is the case, it downloads and executes your "web update installer package". This package seems to update files that are "in-use" (locked) and so Windows requires a reboot to complete the install.

I would suggest to make sure that the application to be updated is not active (in-use). There are several built-in functions in the installer to handle this. If the update installer package detects that the application is still active, display a message and ask the user to terminate the app.

Does this help?

Friedrich

BTW, here is an interesting link:

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10385

And if you don't know which file was locked, just check the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager

entry for PendingFileRenameOperation

There you will find the name of the "locked" file(s).

If you need more help, just let me know.

Friedrich

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Originally Posted by linder

Andrew,

wupdate.exe does not require a machine reboot ;). wupdate.exe (the web update client) checks if an update is available. If this is the case, it downloads and executes your "web update installer package". This package seems to update files that are "in-use" (locked) and so Windows requires a reboot to complete the install.

I would suggest to make sure that the application to be updated is not active (in-use). There are several built-in functions in the installer to handle this. If the update installer package detects that the application is still active, display a message and ask the user to terminate the app.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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Thanks. Now situation is clear for me.
I still couldn't resolve my issue. But now I understand its reasons!
If update is available I close my app and run cmd

wupdate /S /Q
myApp.exe

wupdate /S /Q - wupdate downloads AppUpdate.exe[web update installer package] and run it(right?). At this moment my application starts too. So AppUpdate.exe try download lock files(my app is running) and widnows make reboot.
The problem is clear.

But how can I controle start application after update(After web update installer package update all files, not after download it)

Hello,

Just add a "Run Program..." function to the end of your script and you are done :)

See attached code snipped from our own original SetupBuilder web update script. It "restarts" the application at the end of the update process. BTW, I would suggest to restart it non-elevated on UAC-aware systems to make the process UAC-compliant.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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Originally Posted by linder

Friedrich

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Thanks. It works!!!