Sidebar Restart v2.0.0 by Tyler Retelle (darklight_tr) Built with AutoHotkey v1.0.48.05 20090925 Info ---- Sidebar Restart is a script that restarts the Windows Vista/7 sidebar. Consult the Sidebar Restart Manual for full feature details and instructions on how to use this script. OS Support: Windows Vista, Windows 7 Tested On: Windows 7 Bugs/Issues ----------- -The Update Check feature may not work when used behind a proxy server that requires authentication. -The manual cannot be viewed if it is located on a network drive/share. This is a limitation imposed on Compiled HTML Help files by Microsoft for security reasons, but you can bypass the security in order to view the file from a network drive/share. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054 for details. As an alternative, a HTML version of the manual can be downloaded from tylerretelle.com. Please report any bugs/issues you encounter and I will do my best to fix them. Contact Info ------------ Website: www.tylerretelle.com E-mail: darklight_tr@yahoo.com License ------- Please see the License section of the manual or http://www.tylerretelle.com/documentation/license.html for details. Copyright Info -------------- SmartGUI Creator v4.0 was used to create all GUI interfaces. Thanks to Rajat for the awesome utility! Compile_AHK was used to compile Sidebar Restart v1.0.0 and higher. Thanks to ladiko for the awesome utility! The download progress bar code uses a modified version of the RegistryCallback version posted by Sean on the AutoHotkey forum. (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic19475.html) Helpinator FREE was used to create the help files. (http://www.helpinator.com) The script icon is from the Pinvoke Diagona icon pack. (http://www.pinvoke.com/) Change Log ---------- v2.0.0 (08/21/10) ------ -The Check for Updates feature has been added and enabled. -Includes v1 Revision 1.2.0 of the Sidebar Restart Manual. v1.7.0 (08/03/10) - RC0 ------ -For the default sidebar.exe path, Sidebar Restart now supports sidebar.exe locations that are not on the C drive. -When selecting a custom sidebar.exe path in the Configuration GUI, an alert is displayed if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows. This alert recommends you to use a 64-bit version of the sidebar.exe. -Added a function that verifies that the sidebar.exe is running after the start call is executed. -A 30 second timeout is now imposed for the sidebar.exe to restart. -Removed an unnecessary function. v1.6.0 (06/18/10) - BETA 3 ------ -Fixed an issue where Quiet Mode fails to suppress the GUI. -The quiet (/q) command line parameter now suppresses all GUIs and dialogs. If Sidebar Restart fails, it will fail silently. -The configuration (/config) command line parameter now suppresses the first run dialog prompt. -The quiet (/q) and configuration (/config) command line parameters can no longer be used simultaneously. If both are used, Sidebar Restart will silently exit. -Added a Run menu to the configuration GUI with a Restart Sidebar Now option. This option closes the configuration GUI and runs a Sidebar Restart operation. (GUI RV3) -Fixed an issue where the version information can be missing from the About GUI. -Added sidebar (/sb) command line parameter so the sidebar can be executed via the command line. This parameter also suppresses the Sidebar Restart registry writes and first run dialog. -The configuration (/config) and sidebar (/sb) command line parameters can not be used simultaneously. If both are used, Sidebar Restart will silently exit. -Includes v1 Revision 1.1.0 of the Sidebar Restart Manual. -Installer upgraded to TR Tools Setup v2.8.0. v1.5.0 (04/16/10) - BETA 2 ------ -Moved GUI status messages to the status bar. (GUI RV1) -Added Retry/Cancel options to the error dialog used if you select an invalid custom sidebar.exe. (GUI RV2) -Sidebar Restart now indicates when the sidebar.exe is being closed and started. (GUI RV2.1) -Installer upgraded to TR Tools Setup v2.7.0. v1.4.0 (03/24/10) - BETA 1 ------ -Added a configuration GUI, which includes a menu bar. (GUI RV0) -Added configuration (/config) command line parameter which will display the configuration GUI. -A Configure Sidebar Restart shortcut will now be created by the installer if you have it create Start Menu shortcuts. -Added an About dialog. (GUI RV0) -Added version variables for use with the About dialog and the upcoming Check for Updates feature. -The Windows Sidebar executable file path can now be customized. -Added error detection for custom Windows Sidebar executable paths. -Users are prompted to to start the configuration GUI the first time they run Sidebar Restart. -In addition to the quiet (/q) command line parameter, Quiet Mode can also turned on/off in the configuration GUI. -The Quiet Mode shortcut is no longer created by the installer. The configuration GUI can be used to turn Quiet Mode on/off. -Includes v1 Revision 1.0.0 of the Sidebar Restart Manual. -Installer upgraded to TR Tools Setup v2.6.2. v1.3.0 (03/12/10) ------ -Added an OS detection function to prevent Sidebar Restart from running on unsupported operating systems. -Added a function that closes Sidebar Restart if the Windows Sidebar program (sidebar.exe) cannot be found. -Removed some unnecessary code. -Updated the script exit code. v1.2.0 (01/19/10) ------ -If multiple sidebar.exe processes are running all are now closed before restarting the sidebar. v1.1.0 (01/14/10) ------ -Added quiet (/q) command line parameter which will suppress the GUI. -A Quiet Mode shortcut will now be created by the installer if you have it create Start Menu shortcuts. -Removed an unused reference. v1.0.0 (01/13/10) ------ -Initial Release.