World Server doesn't re-appear when re-opening explorer

[VDZ]

Software:Unregistered Server
Version Number:49.6 beta1
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Location
That place
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Description:
When you close explorer, and re-open it, the server doesn't re-appear in the taskbar.
Because you can't get to it by opening again ('You can only run one instance of this program at a time'), you'll have to crash the program to close it.
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Steps to Replicate:
(needs Windows NT or later)
1. Start up the World Server.
2. Minimize the World Server.
3. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL, and choose Task Manager.
4. Choose the tab Processes.
5. Click explorer.exe in the list.
6. Click 'End process'.
7. Click Applications (or whatever it is in the english windows).
8. Click New Task (or whatever that is in the english windows...).
9. Type explorer and press enter.
All icons re-appear on the taskbar, except the world server.

[Magicfinger]

it could be said that if explorer.exe is crahing then the server icon is probabbly the least of your worries

any...

@mit would look at this at this but i find that section of the code a tad scary

anyway a bit of research suggests that the following is the answer...

Code: Select all

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMessage, WPARAM wParam, 
                         LPARAM lParam)
{
    static UINT s_uTaskbarRestart;

    switch(uMessage)
    {
        case WM_CREATE:
            s_uTaskbarRestart = RegisterWindowMessage(TEXT("TaskbarCreated"));
            break;
        
        default:
            if(uMessage == s_uTaskbarRestart)
                AddTaskbarIcons();
            break;
    }

    return DefWindowProc(hWnd, uMessage, wParam, lParam);
}

[theseer]

When explorer is closed, a lot (most, all except things like sound, internet connection indicator e.t.c) of programs don't return to the taskbar.

[Magicfinger]

true, although it is still a bug it just means that those programs also arent programmed to detect the windows message which instigates a taskbar restarted function.

[VDZ]

McAffee and MSN Messenger do re-appear....anyways, my explorer.exe usually doesn't crash, I just close it on purpose (saves a lot of memory and sometimes also CPU usage...I know, my computer is slow ).

[Magicfinger]

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