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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T01:47:41+00:00 2026-05-16T01:47:41+00:00

I have a simple Visual Studio MSI project. I want to HALT the installation

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I have a simple Visual Studio MSI project.

I want to HALT the installation if I detect a running program of a certain type (e.g. “aaa.exe”) and wait until the user closes it before proceeding.

how do I do that?

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    2026-05-16T01:47:42+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 1:47 am

    Generally speaking, have you considered the Restart Manager?

    Applications that use Windows
    Installer 4.0 for installation and
    servicing on Windows Vista
    automatically use the Restart Manager
    to reduce system restarts. The default
    behavior on Windows Vista is to shut
    down applications rather than shut
    down and restart the operating system
    whenever possible. In cases where a
    system restart is unavoidable,
    installers can use the Restart Manager
    API to schedule restarts in such a way
    that it minimizes the disruption of
    the user’s work flow.

    Restart Manager should automatically detect open files/handles-to-files that are are going to be updated by the .MSI and gracefully stop/restart them.

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