check if some exe program is running on the windows

Question

How to check if some .exe program is running (is in process) on Windows?

I\'m making java application which update one .exe program. So, if that exe program is used

Answer 1

You can try running the following code :

Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();

and execute "tasklist"

tasklist returns a list of currently executing processes (as shown in the task manager's process tab).