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HobRes32: (Choose your Multi-monitors resolutions)


Application
CatchColor: Display Hexa-value of A Pixel from your Mouse position


Application
OpenGLInfos: Display OpenGL Infos and Test a tiny scene


Windows Patch
You can now use 256 colors icon in your TrayBar


Application
HobComment: Add/Edit comment for each of your directories


Application
HobComment XP: Add a column displaying the file/folder comments in Explorer


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MouseJail: Capture the mouse in the game


Application
WhoLockMe: List process locking in file


Application
LockWindows: Lock your Windows in one click


Plug'In
ATI Wonder Remote - BSPlayer Plugin: Controls BSPLayer with your ATI Wonder Remote.


Application
GoTo Shared: Display your Shared Folders and Open it when you Double Click on it.


Application
SVN Sync: Extract


Application
SVNSync Front-End for Explorer.


Visual Studio 6.0 Addin
Replacement for Visual Studio 6 'New Project...' Wizard.


Application
Computes a Crc32 from a string and push the result into the ClipBoard.


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Explorer Extension : Displays Folder Context Menu Items into Background Context Menu.


WhoLockMe Explorer Extension v1.04 beta (NT-Win2K-XP) List all the process locking a file.

WhoLockMe Explorer Extension v1.04 beta (NT-Win2K-XP)

To download this freeware
WhoLockMe104.zip
(22KB)

Dr. Hoiby is the author of this little tool.
All Dr. Hoiby's Freewares are certified without Java, without .NET and without any Virtual Machine Code.
He can be reached at
webmaster@dr-hoiby.com.

What is WhoLockMe ?

Have you ever bored by this Windows message : "Error Deleting File or Folder, ... There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.", when you try to delete, move or rename a file ?

WhoLockMe is a little extension for your Microsoft Explorer. It permits you to list all the process locking your selected file.



This freeware is a beta version, it Doesn't work on Win9x or WinMe.

Dr Hoiby. -- July 3th, 2002 --

Ask a question :
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F.A.Q
 
Title: Does it work on Vista? [2008-03-25]
Does it work on Vista?
I don't know. I'll try as soon as possible.[2008-03-26]
 
Title: Option for "Close File Handle" instead of Kill Entire Process, [2008-03-27]
Is this possible for inclusion on future release? sysinternals has excellent application called "Process Explorer" which has "close handle" feature, however it is more time consuming to use that one, I prefer the excellent and simple interface of WhoLockMe. :) What do you think?
It's a big question. I hesitated a long time to do that. My conclusion is : kill a program is safe, but close an handle of a running program isn't and you can't predict the aftermath.[2008-03-29]
 
Title: Great Interface / Analysis algorithm to improve [2008-04-03]
Your program ist much more comfortable and gives more details than the before used mst's IsUseBy. Just Great!

But when I register a dll (for example) which it's not deleteable then and I'm use IsUsedBy - it can analyse that it's locked by the explorer.exe

WhoIsLock shows nothing / doesn't react (that's one point aswell; there should be a message if ther is no blocking process found or if WhoLockMe already runs one time at that moment)...

So keep on with your good work 8)
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Title: Interface great / Analysis algorithm to develop [2008-04-03]
Your program has a really great interface and gives a lot of information. So I like it much more than the before used program mstIsUsedBy. But It looks like that the analysis algorithm of yours is less good, yet. Because when I register a dll (like CommentExt.dll) then IsUsedBy tells me that the explorer.exe is using it. WhoLockMe shows nothing (that's also one point; it should show a message if the file/folder is not in use or if WhoLockMe is already running).

So continue your good work! ;)
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Title: I have a request :) [2008-04-07]
Can I have sources of this program for non-commertial using? Just for study.

Thanks, malvinnna@mail.ru
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Title: http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/ [2008-04-11]
Cool tool! I noticed a typo on http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/: please replace "permeets" with "permits" in the following text:
"It permeets you to list all the process locking your selected file."
thanks :)[2008-04-22]
 
Title: Vista? [2008-04-11]
This is a great tool. Thanks for it. I was wondering though if you have any future plans for Vista support?

Regards,
Robert
one day, i'll be forced to install Vista on my computer :(
On this sad day, I'll make a vista version.
Sincerly sorry about that.
[2008-04-22]
 
Title: Does not work on Vista 64-bit yet. [2008-04-16]
I have installed it on Windows Vista 64-bit and it does not work. It would be nice though. :-)
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Title: Can't download [2008-04-17]
I can download the file because my company blocks the extensions (.bat).

Is it possible to obtain in in an other way / extension?
The content of Install.bat is "regsvr32 /s WhoLockMe.dll"
The content of Uninstall.bat is "regsvr32 /s /u WhoLockMe.dll"
I zipped a file without bat files : http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/WhoLockMe104_nobat.zip.
[2008-04-22]
 
Title: ... [2008-04-18]
good freeware!
thanks ! :)[2008-04-22]
 
Title: Does it work on Vista? [2008-05-02]
No, it does not
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Title: XP64 [2008-05-25]
It doesn't integrate in the shell for XP x64 edition. (Right-click menu).

Will there come support, plz?
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Title: How to... [2008-05-29]
How to kill the process named 'services.exe'?
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Title: how do i uninstall wholockme? [2008-05-31]
Hey, I installed wholockme a while ago. i really want to remove it now though. please tell me how.
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Title: Undeletable programs. [2008-06-09]
I have deleted with xp add and remove programs as Windows Cleaner, Wal-greens photo, Serif Photo Plus and they are still on my computer,some parcially removed. How can they be removed? Can it be done with your utulity? Thanks for your info. I will be waiting for your reply. George from sunny Puerto Rico,
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Title: Vista Support [2008-06-16]
Hi,
thanks for that great little tool. Has be very helpful on my W2k-Desktop but Vista support would be great for my notebook now.
God bless you
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Title: System [2008-06-24]
Great idea ... very usefull. But doesn't work for system process ... Maybe for the best ..?
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Title: Vista [2008-06-25]
Doesn't work on Vista!
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Title: Does it work on X86-64 OS? [2008-06-30]
My OS is vista 64bit, and I can't install it.

This tool can't work.
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Title: Unlocker [2008-07-04]
Try unlocker!!!!

Its the best unlocking utility!!!
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Title: Just an enhancement suggestion [2008-07-17]
When using WhoLockMe, after having identified the processes that have the file locked it would be great to be able to force those processes to release the file handle. Perhaps as a precursor to deleting the file. A common problem with Explorer.exe which doesn't care too much if file handles are forceably closed.
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Title: In response to Unlocker [2008-07-17]
The Unlocker tool appears to be great but its contains A D W A R E!
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Title: Does not work on Vista [2008-07-21]
Hi,
I just tried it. Unfortunately it does not work on Vista.
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Title: Awesome program [2008-07-25]
Helped me find out that the indexing service locked a file. Worked on 2003 R2
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Title: Doesn't work on Vista [2008-07-31]
Now you know! Debug info: Unhandled exception at 0x00401ed3 in WhoLockMe.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0xffffffff.
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Title: Access Denied [2008-08-04]
Sometimes i've been trying to delete files to get "access denied". Will this tell me why?
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Title: Win2000 [2008-08-14]
I installed on Win2000 server. It shows in explorer menu, but when i use nothings happens...meaning no second window appears to give info on locked file. ???
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Title: CAn you add usb drives? [2008-08-17]
Great, but just as frustrating is when windows says your drivew may not be removed right now, but does not tell you what is locking it... I would just about kill, at times, to know what so I wouldn't have to do a full shutdown just to remove a flashdrive.

Thanks much
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Title: DLLs and other things [2008-08-27]
Someone below asked about this, checking which program is using a dll file. Just to aid them, this can be done in command prompt (Start/Run, type cmd and press OK) by typing:

tasklist /fi "modules eq example.dll"

I wonder if it would be much of a task, in future versions, to implement something like this when your extension is used on dll files?


Anyway. This is fantastic man, well done! I work supporting business database software, and sometimes when I need to get an office to close down instances of the program on every computer, it's hard to figure out who still has it running. This tool will be immensely helpful, you have no idea! Thank you very much.

Also, an idea: If a file isn't locked (i.e. a txt document; even if you open it in notepad you can delete it, so it isn't actually locked.. I think the same holds true for some kinds of images etc) is it possible to just have a "File not locked" notification? Reason being, it might make sense to me or you that there's a difference between "open" and "locked" but perhaps not to everyone. Just a thought.
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Title: Screws up Start Menu Context Menu [2008-08-29]
Took me awhile to figure out that when using the right click context menu on any folder in the start menu... it was this handy lil shell app that was rendering both Open & Explore useless.

i.e. Opening a folder in the start menu is fuct because of this shell extension
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Title: Windows XP [2008-09-04]
I installed on Windows XP. It shows in explorer menu, but when i use it nothings happens...meaning no second window appears to give info on locked file. ???
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Title: tank's [2008-09-05]
good freeware!
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