TC runs more than 1 copy at a time when windows is resumed

[Li Yongzhen]

Although i tick ' Allow 1 copy of Total Commander at a time' in Configuration, TC often runs more than 1 copy at a time when windows is resumed after sleeping or hibernating.
i use win 7 Ultimate english.

[ghisler(Author)]

Not confirmed. Do you have some Windows task defined which start TC when Windows is resumed?

[Li Yongzhen]

Not confirmed. Do you have some Windows task defined which start TC when Windows is resumed?

No.
Nevertheless, i encounter the problem in my laptop when i open its cover (that is its screen) after it was hibernated rather than desktop computer.

[ghisler(Author)]

I don't have this problem on my laptop (Windows 8.1). Do you have TC in autostart/startup folder?

[Li Yongzhen]

I don't have this problem on my laptop (Windows 8.1). Do you have TC in autostart/startup folder?

no.
The case only happened in TC is in memory. if i shut my laptop cover and at this time TC is not in memory, then when i resume windows, there is not the problem.

[ghisler(Author)]

Can you try to set the option "only one copy of TC" in Configuration - Options - Operation?

[Li Yongzhen]

Can you try to set the option "only one copy of TC" in Configuration - Options - Operation?

the option is always set, and i set it again, the problem remains.

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, no idea - this should really prevent multiple instances. It sounds like the second one is started under a different user account...

[milo1012]

TC often runs more than 1 copy at a time when windows is resumed after sleeping or hibernating

Are you sure that is an actual second process?
How did you check for that?
Best use Task Manager / Process Explorer to verify this.
Or maybe post a screenshot.

Sometimes Windows creates a second entry in the taskbar when the program is in some "unclear" state, like when some heavy processing task
is busy and Win is about to ask for forcefully closing the process.
IIRC this can also happen when Windows is busy doing some cache restore (like when running low of memory, and after suspend to disk).

[Michael REMY]

hi,

i did not create a new topic, but mine is in the same way.
TC doesn't detect 32bits and 64bits instances in the same time, so you can have both in the same time whereas you want one instance. i discovered it by migrate from 32 to 64bits version.

bye

Mike

[Horst.Epp]

hi,

i did not create a new topic, but mine is in the same way.
TC doesn't detect 32bits and 64bits instances in the same time, so you can have both in the same time whereas you want one instance. i discovered it by migrate from 32 to 64bits version.

bye

Mike

Of course you can and that is wanted behaviour.

[siealex]

On slow machines, if you try to run TC twice very quickly (e. g. you click twice and your system is set up for single clicks), it actually runs twice regardless of options. Is it possible to detect and auto-close the second instance?

[ghisler(Author)]

No it's not. The second copy looks for the TC window, but if you start two at the same time, there is no window yet.