Detect if an application is running
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There are many ways to do that, looking for a mutex, a class, a window or a runnnig exe.
See also HOWTO: Detect instances running in any user session with AppMutex on Inno Setup Knowledge Base.
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Checking for a Mutex
It is possible to use
function CheckForMutexes(Mutexes: String): Boolean;
to check for a specified mutex, to see which mutexes are created by an application you can use ProcessExplorer.
Checking for a Class Name
It is possible to use
function FindWindowByClassName(const ClassName: String): Longint;
and get window handle if found. It is possible to use this handle to send window messages.
Checking for a Window Name
Instaed of class it is possible to find a window if an application looking for windowname.
function FindWindowByWindowName(const WindowName: String): Longint;
Checking for a running executable file
You can use PSVince to detect if an executable is currently running.