Sam
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Does anyone know of a utility I can use that can tell me what files a program tries to open when you run it, or what registry entries it uses, etc.?
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Mikorsa16v
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Yes part of Visual Studio there is a tool called Spy+ - its in the tools folder on Visual Studio - you can get this from installing just a single entity - i.e. Visual Basic classic - i think this will install the utility.
Its not easy to use though - but once you get used to it it is 
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Sam
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Would it be on the VB5 or VC CDs? As I've got them?
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Mikorsa16v
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The basic way it runs is you run the program you wish - i.e. Internet Explorer, then go into Spy+ and select the program you wish to (loose term) debug, and it will tell you stuff - the only reason i used it was to find window sizes etc - but it can do more
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Mikorsa16v
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yeah should be try it.
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Mikorsa16v
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more likely to be on the VC CD - does that include C++?
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Sam
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I found it just now on the VC5 CD but I need to find out what registry entries it uses and stuff and I don't think Spy tells you?
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Mikorsa16v
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Originally posted by Sam
I found it just now on the VC5 CD but I need to find out what registry entries it uses and stuff and I don't think Spy tells you?
Can you not look through the registry yourself? I take it you are looking at some sort of Malware or virus?
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Sam
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Well yeah but I wanted to find out what it looks at in the registry (aside from it's own registry keys)...
Nah not a virus... EPC...
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