Windows 7 PowerDesk process remains after exiting GUI??

[rlincolnh]

I've always (10 years or so?) used PowerDesk in place of Windows Explorer (although I never choose the *replace* WE option when installing). Since installing it on Win 7, I've noticed some strange behaviour. After launching it from the start menu all is well, and when I have finished with it I close it, and its window vanishes. But if I try and run it again, it appears that nothing happens - no PD window, nothing. Try running again, again no window. Then bring up task manager an lo, there are three PDexplo.exe processes - the original that I thought I had quit, plus two from my subsequent attempts to run a new instance. I can delete one of the processes, then a second one, following which a PD window springs to life, and I can use it as normal. Again, if I exit PD the window vanishes but the process remains in task manager. I've tried running it in a couple of different compatability modes, but it makes no difference. I've just confirmed that on my regular win2k system the process is removed immediately after I exit the GUI.

Has anyone else seen similar behaviour in PD or other programs?
Does anyone have a suggested fix?

Roger

 

[zextra]

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This fixes the problem to Properly kill powerdesk process after window closes. Source and binary included. Place PD.exe in your powerdesk directory and run. Tested with powerdesk 5.0. If the executable changes you can edit the source and recompile with autoit, just google.

PD.exe runs as a waiting process. It waits to see if the powerdesk (pdexplo.exe) window closes and then if the process is still open it will close it.

Cheers!!!
~Zex