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Lester Horwinkle
December 11th 03, 07:12 AM
When a file is locked because a program is using it, how can you tell which
program?

Is there a tool that can tell you?

Ramesh [MS-MVP]
December 11th 03, 07:13 AM
Use Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com to find out which application
/ process is using a specific file.

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When a file is locked because a program is using it, how can you tell which
program?

Is there a tool that can tell you?

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