Denney Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I don't *think* this has been posted before but I found a nifty little utility from Microsoft called "inuse.exe".It will replace any files that are currently inuse. I think it only replaces them on next restart though but still, makes things a lot easier.Syntax is:inuse.exe SOURCE DESTINATION /yYou can get it http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;EN-US;228930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Good utility.By default, it installs to: C:\Program Files\Resource KitSince we only need the file "inuse.exe", I put it in C:\Windows\System32, instead.So, I can use a batch to replace files. This example is mentioned in inuse_d.html:@echo offinuse test.dll c:\winnt\system32\test.dll /yinuse test2.dll c:\winnt\system32\test2.dll /yinuse test3.dll c:\winnt\system32\test3.dll /yshutdown /l /r /yBTW, does it have anything to do with Windows file protection?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denney Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 I actually have no idea. I always have WFP disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenThereB4 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 A simple search would reveal that inuse.exe has been mentioned many times. We have known about it for quite some time. A refresher for newbies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 A refresher for newbies though.Thanks. B) Was there additional info about it on other threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denney Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 FYI... inuse.exe is only mentioned twice and not explained. That's why I posted this. To explain what it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekaranger Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Thank you, I've been looking for this. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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