specific dll file dependancy

[Eli Aran]

How do I determine which Application was using a certain DLL files?
after uninstalling a program, some dll files are left.
i want to know what program was the certain dll file related to so i can
delete it (them) and reinstall the program.
i am looking for a program that can identify the program by "looking into" a
specific dll file.
i am NOT looking for something that goes through ALL the dll files and gives
me a big list of obsolete dll files at the end.

 

[°Mike°]

There is no such program. Dll files, by their very
nature, can be used by ANY program, hence how
does one tell which program uses/ed any particular
library, unless it is a unique library to a particular
program.

 

[Pennywise]

|> How do I determine which Application was using a certain DLL files?
|> after uninstalling a program, some dll files are left.
|> i want to know what program was the certain dll file related to so i can
|> delete it (them) and reinstall the program.
|> i am looking for a program that can identify the program by "looking into" a
|> specific dll file.
|> i am NOT looking for something that goes through ALL the dll files and gives
|> me a big list of obsolete dll files at the end.
|>

You can't look into a DLL and see it's parent, you can look at the
parent program and see what DLL's it will use.

Depends (Dependency Walker) will do this.

On your Win OS install disk is a directory
<your CD>:\SUPPORT\TOOLS if you run the setup.exe located there, it will
install depends and lots of other decent tools.

 

[dadiOH]

There is no such program.

Actually there is...McAfee's Uninstaller. As it's name indicates, it
is primarily an install monitor. Also moves/remaps programs, reg
cleaner and more.

The "more" is why I keep it around...it adds a page to the file
property sheet and will tell you what files use/are used by a dll or
exe.


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[Eli Aran]

thank you very much
highly apreciated!

Actually there is...McAfee's Uninstaller. As it's name indicates, it
is primarily an install monitor. Also moves/remaps programs, reg
cleaner and more.

The "more" is why I keep it around...it adds a page to the file
property sheet and will tell you what files use/are used by a dll or
exe.


--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.05...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[Eli Aran]

thank you very much!

 

[Eli Aran]

i also found with a google search, a website called www.filename.info that
gives information on the (dll) files, by their name.

 

[Eli Aran]

if my AnalogX DLLArchive program scanned my dll files and gave me the list
of those with 0 hits does it mean its safe to delete them?

 

[Pennywise]

|> if my AnalogX DLLArchive program scanned my dll files and gave me the list
|> of those with 0 hits does it mean its safe to delete them?
|>

Nope, standard answer is to rename them or move them to another non
path directory and wait a few weeks to see if anything complains. If
not, it should be safe to do so.

Now DLL's are a bit different as one might not be called into play until
you try to run some obscure command in a program, like saving a photo in
the .TIF format.

I ran DLLArchive out of curiosity, it claims a DLL associated with my
video card has no parent, it's such a thing that it might be, being
called from the Chip; something DLLArchive doesn't search.

Bottom line, use your own discretion.

By the way, nice find. Heck of a lot quicker that using Dependency
Walker.

 

[°Mike°]

Actually there is...McAfee's Uninstaller. As it's name indicates, it
is primarily an install monitor. Also moves/remaps programs, reg
cleaner and more.

The "more" is why I keep it around...it adds a page to the file
property sheet and will tell you what files use/are used by a dll or
exe.

Actually, there isn't. Not to do what the OP asked.

 

[Plato]

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