Forte said:
When I run inuse.exe (from Resource Kit to overwrite files in use) it
displays message saying the file that I specified will be replaced
when the system is rebooted. So I reboot the machine, only to find
that the file is not replaced. What can I do to troubleshoot this
issue? Thank you in advance.
Hi
Be sure to use the latest version:
Inuse.exe: File-In-Use Replace Utility (v1.4)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/inuse-o.asp
Alternatively, try this utility instead:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html
A troubleshooting tip is to look at the registry
value PendingFileRenameOperations under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
before the reboot is done.
For Win2k, you should use regedt32.exe, because regedit.exe doesn't
display MULTI_SZ (multi string) registry values very well.
If you double click on the value, note that you need to use Cancel
and not OK when you exit the dialog, or else you will get this
message (at least if a file/folder is marked for deletion):
---------------------------
Warning
---------------------------
Data of type MULTI_SZ cannot contain empty strings.
Registry Editor will remove all empty strings found.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------
A description of the PendingFileRenameOperations value can be found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/movefileex.asp
I think also that the NEEDBOOT utility in the link below can list out
the PendingFileRenameOperations entries:
http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/wast.html