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To: PMS Witch who wrote (4661)	8/1/1999 9:54:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110648

hi pw, i just started looking closer at this post of yours. it covers a great topic, and i need just a little more help on it. you wrote: "Since you have SystemWorks, you can click on Information, (Norton's, not Microsoft's) and choose the Memory tab. Make sure the Library box is checked and click the Details button. You'll get a bunch of file names in the little window. Search for the file you're curious about, select it and click Details. You'll get another 'tree' dealing with this file. One of the choices will be Used By. Click this to see what needs this file. You can 'go direct' with right clicks too. You'll need to experiment to discover what you like." okay, here's what i need to do. i removed a program from my hd two days ago. during the uninstall process, i was prompted with about 8 shared programs that, if removed, may cause others to not function (common dialog). i chose the default "keep this file". now i'd like to delete them. i remembered your post, and retrieved it. i followed your explicit steps, right up to the bold-faced step above. then i ran aground. the files i'm looking for aren't there in the memory tab box after clicking the details button (i don't think!). they are system files with names like 'grid32.ocx' and 'tabctl32.ocx'. so, my question... i'd like to use your method above to see what, if anything, needs these files so i can safely remove them. can you give me some pointers from that step forward as to how/where do i locate a c:\windows\system\grid32.ocx file? :) mark