Restarting the computer

[Evan]

Hi!

Could someone tell me why a computer
needs to restart when it installs something?
Just curious!

[markwel]

Actually some programs write line into autoexec.bat or Registry or System Startup.

So when you restart the computer it will work. Otherwise it will not work.

Thanx

[techman2553]

If the software needs to install a device driver, it will need to restart the system to activate it, or if the software needs to update DLL or System Files that are in use by Windows or some other program, it will have to restart the system to update them before a program has the chance to start using them again.

[honeybee]

The AutoExec.Bat, Config.Sys and other startup files contain information about various drivers and other programs that need to be loaded into the memory when the computer starts, i.e. before you can start using the computer for your normal work.

Whenever a program installs any software that needs to be loaded into the memory right when the computer starts, it edits one of the appropriate startup files and places an entry for this software in it. Since your computer is running at the time this software was installed, the software has not been loaded into the memory. In order for this to happen you need to restart the computer, so that the new entry in the startup file is executed.

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