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Unlocker 1.8.7 released - 01/05/2008

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rjbull:
New version of Cedrick Collomb's file unlocker released:

Unlocker 1.8.7 - 01/05/2008


- Fixed bug: Unlocker should not create event logs anymore.
- Fixed bug: Unlocker should not take minutes to close on certain configurations anymore.
- Fixed bug: Unlocker should not lock DLLs not used by Unlocker anymore.
- Fixed bug: Fixed potential driver bug.
- Fixed bug: Miscellaneous handle leaks.
- Improved behavior: Improved deleting/renaming/moving files such as C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash9e.ocx for example.
- Improved behavior: When right-clicking files or folders and selecting Unlocker, those are automatically deselected. It helps with movie files and removable drives.
- Improved UI: Icon looks correct now on Windows Vista
- Promotional feature: Added fully optional shortcuts to eBay during the installation. Simply untick "eBay shortcuts" in the choose components page during install if you do not wish to have those.


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jgpaiva:
- Does unlocker work on Windows XP 64 or Vista 64? Not yet, I am working on it.-http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
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Unfortunatelly, it still doesn't support Vista 64.

In the meanwhile, for those in the same situation as i am, you can use Process Explorer's feature named "find handle", to find out which app isn't releasing its lock on the file ;)

justice:
Don't forget to make a donation if you find it useful, it's donationware free but the site has a donation button .

yksyks:
I just discovered what is already known, but was never mentioned on DC, so here it is:

- Promotional feature: Added fully optional shortcuts to eBay during the installation. Simply untick "eBay shortcuts" in the choose components page during install if you do not wish to have those.
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On all systems I installed the new version I experienced the problem described here:

The problem with this version is that it installs a program called eBayShortcut.exe. The installer even gives you the option to deselect this but unfortunately it gets installed anyways. What makes it worse is that it is not uninstalled correctly by the installer which is a big problem.
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I can confirm this, of course I unchecked the "eBay shortcuts", but it was installed anyway (on WinXP twice and once on Vista).

The batch file published on the mentioned site or here for removing this stuff works, but I still found another instance of this file at C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\AD ON Multimedia\eBay Shortcuts\.

It's probably harmless, but this a reliable and fast way how to destroy a good reputation of otherwise extremely useful application.

Darwin:
Weird - on my XP (x2), Win2k (x1) and Vista (x1) systems selecting NOT to install "ebay shortcuts" works... At least, I've always de-selected the option and gone ahead with the installation and I can't find any evidence that the shortcuts have been installed on any of my systems.

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