Windows 7 Tells What Program Has A File Open


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I just discovered that if you try to move a file to another location and it's locked or open by another program, Windows 7 actually tells you what program has it open! This is new, right? Even in Vista, you only got the "The file cannot be moved because it's in use by another program." Now Windows 7 tells you what program.

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Just tested it out with a Word document and you are right, don't remember seeing that in Vista. Thats quite useful if you don't know what program is using that file.

+1 for Windows 7! :)

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this feature was added with Vista.

It is the Interface IFileIsInUse. This was discussed here in the forums several weeks ago.

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