startup question

[Vic]

Win98 uses Wininit.exe and wininit.ini in the 'Windows' DIRECTORY to copy,
rename, replace etc. files (which were open) at startup, thus circumventing
the open file dilema.

How does W2K do this?
Where does W2k do this?

Thanks
Vic

 

[Dave Patrick]

Inuse.exe from the resource kit.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/inuse-o.asp

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:
| Win98 uses Wininit.exe and wininit.ini in the 'Windows' DIRECTORY to copy,
| rename, replace etc. files (which were open) at startup, thus
circumventing
| the open file dilema.
|
| How does W2K do this?
| Where does W2k do this?
|
| Thanks
| Vic
|
|

 

[Vic]

Dave, how do commercial software programs replace locked files, ie. is there
a standard routine as in Win9x?

Thanks again
Vic

PS thanks for the link as well, DL'ing the file right now
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[Dave Patrick]

Typically;

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\FileRenameOperations


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave, how do commercial software programs replace locked files, ie. is
there
| a standard routine as in Win9x?
|
| Thanks again
| Vic
|
| PS thanks for the link as well, DL'ing the file right now