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      03-28-2008
How can I find out which programs (if any) on my computer need the
Microsoft file "ks.sys"?

I would like to delete this file, but would like to know if any of my
current programs depend on it.

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Art
 
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      03-28-2008
As far as I can find it is some kind of multimedia driver. Where is it located in the System32? And why do you want to delete it in the first place?


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      03-28-2008
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> How can I find out which programs (if any) on my computer need the
> Microsoft file "ks.sys"?
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> I would like to delete this file, but would like to know if any of my
> current programs depend on it.
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> Thanks,
> Art




It's statically loaded by a number of dlls, so you'd have a job getting rid
of it without causing problems
eg drmk.sys, portcls.sys etc

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> It's statically loaded by a number of dlls, so you'd have a job getting
> rid of it without causing problems
> eg drmk.sys, portcls.sys etc
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"Drivers" not "dlls" that probably should have read

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      03-28-2008
It is possible that the presence of ks.sys on my machine blocks SP1 from
being offered. Microsoft is, I have read, working on an update of ks.sys
to solve this problem.

If none of my programs rely on ks.sys, then I will delete it in order to
get SP1 through Windows Update.

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> As far as I can find it is some kind of multimedia driver. Where is it located in the System32? And why do you want to delete it in the first place?
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      03-28-2008
In article <>,
says...
> "Jon" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > It's statically loaded by a number of dlls, so you'd have a job getting
> > rid of it without causing problems
> > eg drmk.sys, portcls.sys etc
> >

> "Drivers" not "dlls" that probably should have read
>


Thanks, Jon.

I'll leave it alone, and wait until Microsoft fixes it before upgrading
to SP1.
 
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