HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

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john.bergman
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HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by john.bergman »

I am getting frequent hangs, causing me to have to reboot my computer because I set Explorer to be the Default file manager.

First, I cannot even uninstall this thing because I cannot get it unregistered. Can you please provide me a register script that will remove this from being the default explorer?

Please help me!
John
tallguy297
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by tallguy297 »

You could try version 1.4.0.1588 I uploaded on 26th March 2020. It integrates beautifully with Windows 10.
If you decide to uninstall it, all the registry associations as set back to default.
Look further down the posts.

Regards,
Alex.
john.bergman
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by john.bergman »

How do you uninstall it? I dont have an entry in the add/remove programs?
john.bergman
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by john.bergman »

I need some help here. I installed 1.4 and still have issues.

double clicking folders still brings up 1.3.5, I cannot seem to find 1.4 installed another, although I see it in the control panel. Installing it leaves 1.3.5 installed and running.

The old 1.3.5.531 version came back and was still installed; how do I manually remove this thing from the registry?

Help!
tallguy297
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by tallguy297 »

Hi John,
In answer to your question...
I need some help here. I installed 1.4 and still have issues.

double clicking folders still brings up 1.3.5, I cannot seem to find 1.4 installed another, although I see it in the control panel. Installing it leaves 1.3.5 installed and running.

The old 1.3.5.531 version came back and was still installed; how do I manually remove this thing from the registry?
I am making the assumption you are using Windows 10. There are 2 registry entries created.
The first is in "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell". To change back to Explorer, change the default key to "explore"
The second is in "HKCU\Software\Explorer++". This has all the settings for Explorer++ which includes layout, bookmarks etc.

This is the installation .INF installation script I created to install Explorer++. I hope this is useful to you.

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[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
1 = "Explorer++",""

[SourceDisksFiles.x86]
ExplorerX86.exe=1
Explorer++ Help.chm=1
Explorer++.inf=1
IconExplorer.exe=1
WinEx86.exe=1
plugin1.json=1
sort_tabs_by_name.lua=1
plugin2.json=1
update_theme_colors.lua=1

[SourceDisksNames.amd64]
2 = "Explorer++",""

[SourceDisksFiles.amd64]
ExplorerX64.exe=2
Explorer++ Help.chm=2
Explorer++.inf=2
IconExplorer.exe=2
WinEx64.exe=2
plugin1.json=2
sort_tabs_by_name.lua=2
plugin2.json=2
update_theme_colors.lua=2

[DestinationDirs]
explorer.inf  = 17
ExplorerX86.copy = 25,Explorer++
ExplorerX64.copy = 25,Explorer++
update_theme_colors.plugin = 25,Explorer++\plugins\update_theme_colors
sort_tabs_by_name.plugin = 25,Explorer++\plugins\sort_tabs_by_name

[DefaultInstall.ntx86]
CopyFiles   = ExplorerX86.copy,explorer.inf,sort_tabs_by_name.plugin,update_theme_colors.plugin
AddReg	    = ExplorerX86.add,Extensions.Add

[DefaultInstall.ntamd64]
CopyFiles   = ExplorerX64.copy,explorer.inf,sort_tabs_by_name.plugin,update_theme_colors.plugin
AddReg	    = ExplorerX64.add,Extensions.Add

[Uninstall.ntx86]
BeginPrompt = BeginUnInsPrompt
EndPrompt   = EndUnInsPrompt
DelFiles    = ExplorerX86.copy,explorer.inf,sort_tabs_by_name.plugin,update_theme_colors.plugin
DelReg	    = ExplorerX86.add,Extensions.Remove
DelDirs     = DelDirsSection
Cleanup     = 1

[Uninstall.ntamd64]
BeginPrompt = BeginUnInsPrompt
EndPrompt   = EndUnInsPrompt
DelFiles    = ExplorerX64.copy,explorer.inf,sort_tabs_by_name.plugin,update_theme_colors.plugin
DelReg	    = ExplorerX64.add,Extensions.Remove
DelDirs     = DelDirsSection
Cleanup     = 1

[ExplorerX86.copy]
Explorer++.exe,ExplorerX86.exe,,0x00010000
Explorer++ Help.chm,,,0x00010000
IconExplorer.exe,,,0x00010000
WinE.exe,WinEx86.exe,,0x00010000

[ExplorerX64.copy]
Explorer++.exe,ExplorerX64.exe,,0x00010000
Explorer++ Help.chm,,,0x00010000
IconExplorer.exe,,,0x00010000
WinE.exe,WinEx64.exe,,0x00010000

[sort_tabs_by_name.plugin]
plugin.json,plugin1.json,,,0x00010000
sort_tabs_by_name.lua,,,0x00010000

[update_theme_colors.plugin]
plugin.json,plugin2.json,,,0x00010000
update_theme_colors.lua,,,0x00010000

[explorer.inf]
Explorer++.inf

[BeginUnInsPrompt]
Prompt      = Would you like to uninstall Explorer++?
Title       = David Erceg Software Uninstaller
ButtonType  = YESNO

[EndUnInsPrompt]
Prompt      = Explorer++ has been uninstalled!

[ExplorerX86.add]
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayName",0x00001000,"Explorer++ (32-Bit Version with Plugins)"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayVersion",0x00001000,"%version%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","EstimatedSize",0x00011001,%size%
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","NoModify",0x00011001,00000001
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","NoRepair",0x00011001,00000001
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","Publisher",0x00001000,"%publisher%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","Comments",0x00001000,"Microsoft Windows Explorer Replacement"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayIcon",0x00001000,"""%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe"",0"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","URLInfoAbout",0x00001000,"%website%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","URLUpdateInfo",0x00001000,"%website%" 
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","HelpLink",0x00001000,"%website%" 
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","UninstallString",0x00001000,"rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %17%\Explorer++.inf,uninstall"

[ExplorerX64.add]
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayName",0x00001000,"Explorer++ (64-Bit Version with Plugins)"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayVersion",0x00001000,"%version%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","EstimatedSize",0x00011001,%sizex64%
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","NoModify",0x00011001,00000001
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","NoRepair",0x00011001,00000001
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","Publisher",0x00001000,"%publisher%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","Comments",0x00001000,"Microsoft Windows Explorer Replacement"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","DisplayIcon",0x00001000,"""%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe"",0"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","URLInfoAbout",0x00001000,"%website%"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","URLUpdateInfo",0x00001000,"%website%" 
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","HelpLink",0x00001000,"%website%" 
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Explorer++","UninstallString",0x00001000,"rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %17%\Explorer++.inf,uninstall"

[Extensions.Add]
HKCR,"Folder\shell",,,"openinexplorer++"
HKCR,"Folder\shell\openinexplorer++",,,"Open In Explorer++"
HKCR,"Folder\shell\openinexplorer++","HasLUAShield",,""
HKCR,"Folder\shell\openinexplorer++\command",,,"""%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe"" --enable-plugins ""%1"""
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","AllowMultipleInstances",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","AlwaysShowTabBar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","AutoArrangeGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","HandleZipFiles",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","HideLinkExtensionGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","HideSystemFilesGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","LargeToolbarIcons",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","PlayNavigationSound",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","Position",1,0x2c,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xe7,1,0,0,0x8b,0,0,0,0xc9,4,0,0,0x16,3,0,0
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ReplaceExplorerMode",0x00010001,0x00000003
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowAddressBar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowApplicationToolbar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowBookmarksToolbar",0x00010001,0x00000000
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowDrivesToolbar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowExtensions",0x00010001,0x00000000
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowFolders",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowFolderSizes",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowFullTitlePath",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowGridlinesGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowFilePreviews",0x00010001,0x00000000
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowHiddenGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowInGroupsGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000000
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowPrivilegeLevelInTitleBar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowStatusBar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowTaskbarThumbnails",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowToolbar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ShowUserNameTitleBar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","StartupMode",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\Settings","ViewModeGlobal",0x00010001,0x00000008
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\ApplicationToolbar\0","Name",,"Icon Explorer"
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\ApplicationToolbar\0","Command",,"%25%\Explorer++\IconExplorer.exe"
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++\ApplicationToolbar\0","ShowNameOnToolbar",0x00010001,0x00000001
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\IconExplorer.exe"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\IconExplorer.exe"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe",0x00001000,"RUNASADMIN"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe",0x00001000,"RUNASADMIN"
HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,"WinE",0x00001000,"""%25%\Explorer++\WinE.exe"""

[Extensions.Remove]
HKCR,"Folder\shell",,,"openinexplorer++"
HKCR,"Folder\shell\openinexplorer++"
HKCU,"Software\Explorer++"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\IconExplorer.exe"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","%25%\Explorer++\IconExplorer.exe"
HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,"WinE"

[DelDirsSection]
%25%\Explorer++\plugins\update_theme_colors
%25%\Explorer++\plugins\sort_tabs_by_name
%25%\Explorer++\plugins
%25%\Explorer++

[Strings]
version    = "1.4.0.1588"
size	   = "10635"
sizex64	   = "11255"
website    = "http://explorerplusplus.com"
publisher  = "Copyright © 2005-2020 David Erceg"
The installer has two versions of Explorer++, a 32-bit & a 64-bit version.
I used IExpress to create the two versions.

Regards,
Alexander.
john.bergman
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by john.bergman »

Thank you so much! That took care of my issue with the integration :-)
Rusty
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Re: HANG Explorer V1.3.5.531

Post by Rusty »

I opened RegEdit and searched for HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell and HKCU\Software\Explorer++. Neither were found. I'm using Windows 10 and have version 1.3.5.531 of ++ installed. I would like to remove ++ as my default file manager. How do I do that?
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