Top "Single-instance" questions

How to implement a single instance Java application?

Sometime I see many application such as msn, windows media player etc that are single instance applications (when user executes …

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Is using a Mutex to prevent multiple instances of the same program from running safe?

I'm using this code to prevent a second instance of my program from running at the same time, is it …

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How to create a single instance application in C or C++

What would be your suggestion in order to create a single instance application, so that only one process is allowed …

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How to check if a WPF application is already running?

Possible Duplicate: What is the correct way to create a single instance application? How can I check if my application …

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How to make sure that there is one instance of the application is running

I want to check when the user double click on applictaion icon that no another instance of this application is …

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How to enable only one instance of my application

I need only one instance of my app in android. If I run my app after installation and go to …

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Let gVim always run a single instance

Is there a way to let gVim only run a single instance, so that when a new file is opened …

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Win32: How to get the process/thread that owns a mutex?

I'm working an application of which only one instance must exist at any given time. There are several possibilities to …

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startActivityForResult not working properly with launchMode singleInstance

I'd like Activities on my application's Activity stack to only have one instance. I have several screens which are ListActivities …

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Correct .NET way to implement a single instance application

I have seen at least three distinct methods on StackOverflow for achieving this. Using a MUTEX: Accepted answer to this …

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