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Refresh desktop or explorer shell - 2/2/2006 10:10:58 PM   
  bigfatgreedykat

 

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I have created a script that will copy users My Documents to there Home drive on a server.
The script then changes path in registry to change target path for My Documents.

Unfortunately, i need to stop or terminate the explorer process. Once the explorer is reloaded the registry changes can be viewed.

Can someone please advise how to refresh desktop.

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

thanks

BFGK
 
 
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RE: Refresh desktop or explorer shell - 2/2/2006 10:47:19 PM   
  ginolard


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Set WApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
WApp.Namespace(0).Self.InvokeVerb "Refresh"

Incidentally, I found that by typing vbscript refresh desktop into Google ;)

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RE: Refresh desktop or explorer shell - 2/2/2006 10:53:10 PM   
  bigfatgreedykat

 

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I found this as well but it did not work!!!

Did it work for you???

BFGK

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RE: Refresh desktop or explorer shell - 2/2/2006 11:33:11 PM   
  crazymatt

 

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Status: offline 		That used correctly only refreshes the desktop, and with desktop in this case that means same as pressing F5 in the desktopview ( without having any other apps running.)


      

If what you want to do is restart the explorer process, search the forums for "kill process" and you will get quite few hits on the subject.
And the tip about searching the forums comes from the "Read me first"-post on top of this forum if ya missed that ;P

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RE: Refresh desktop or explorer shell - 2/3/2006 1:50:19 AM   
  bigfatgreedykat

 

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I searched site and found script needed to refresh desktop correctly. Actually a kill process that terminated Explorer.exe.

Thanks for all you help.

BFGK

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