Everything always crashes FEShlExt.dll

[Debugger]

Everything always crashes

caused by : FEShlExt.dll ( FEShlExt+21994 )
Conflict with the AllDup program
C:\ProgramData\AllDup

[therube]

What OS?
What version of Everything? 32 or 64-bit?

I run Everything x86 (always) & AllDup 4.0.4.7 (fairly regularly [& haven't put in 4.1.0 yet]) on XP & Win7, without incident.
(Matter of fact, I have Everything open now [always], & have had AllDup open for a number of days now.)

I have no "FEShlExt.dll" on my end.
(I searched for it using Everything .)


This, http://www.shouldiblockit.com/feshlext.dll-36853.aspx, shows a "FEShlExt.dll" being in an /alldup/ directory, but describes it as "Fast Explorer shell extension".

For shell extensions, have a look at, https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html (& the linked article, there) & see if that can point out anything.

[wrisco]

I can also confirm this problem when AllDup is installed on my Windows 10. Everything crashes when right-clicking any folder. Uninstalling AllDup or disabling the Fast Explorer shell extension using shexview.exe fixes the issue. For example, this issue does not occur in the default Windows File Explorer.

[therube]

If you are on AllDup version > 4.5.33, you can simply delete FEShlExt.dll (& the context-menu should still work).
(Rename might be better, FEShlExt.dll -> FEShlExt.dll.NOTUSEDANYMORE.)


The FastExplorer files (FEShlExt) are from version 4.5.33 (or below) and not used anymore since 4.5.35.

[void]

What OS version?
What version of Everything? 32 or 64-bit?

If you can, please send a mini crash dump to support@voidtools.com



I have had no luck reproducing the issue on Windows 10 22H2 with Everything 1.4.1.1024 x64, Everything 1.5.0.1357a x64 and AllDup 4.5.50



Please try using a lower context menu version:

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
  /context_menu_type=1
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, context_menu_type=1 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

To disable shell extensions in Everything

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
  /context_menu_shell_extensions=0
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, context_menu_shell_extensions=0 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

[therube]

4.5.50

4.5.50 no longer includes, uses, FEShlExt.dll***.

FEShlExt.dll will be "left over", not uninstalled, not unregistered, if you had used an older version that did use it.


***So I'm confused now, Should FEShlExt.dll be unregistered?.


Here is v4.5.22, installer, if you want to try it, https://www.upload.ee/files/15773028/al ... 22.7z.html.

[therube]

4.5.50 no longer includes, uses, FEShlExt.dll***.

Wrong.
(Wrong, currently.
Over time, different AllDup versions, use one or the other.)

Originally there was FEShlExt.dll, then there was KuShellExtension64.dll, & now there is both.
Ku... is unicode aware, FE... is not.
Depending on the selection you make in AllDup
(Options | General -> Integrate into context menu --> unicode/or not)
determines which .dll is in effect.

So if you choose unicode, Ku... will be used & FE... should not affect Everything (or at least no one has reported so).
If you choose non-unicode, FE... will be used (& it is seemingly that which does affect Everything).

(I don't use either.)