[ -- quote: creeduk on January 16, 2007 - 1:56pm.
does anybody know which one is being referenced during file open or file new?
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ref: https://portableapps.com/node/4310
suggestion: FileMon
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Filemon.mspx
"FileMon monitors and displays file system activity on a system in real-time. Its advanced capabilities make it a powerful tool for exploring the way Windows works, seeing how applications use the files and DLLs, or tracking down problems in system or application file configurations"
plus.........
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/Diskmon.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/Handle.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer....
go wild
reparse points on flash usb? Hardlinks?
http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html
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