Which programs use/call the Microsoft file ks.sys?

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.

Thanks,
Art

Jason
Thu Mar 27 18:37:16 PDT 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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Jon
Fri Mar 28 00:57:10 PDT 2008

"Art" <fastartc@telus.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.2255e3dfccab521498968e@news.telus.net...
> 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.
>
> 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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Jon

Jon
Fri Mar 28 01:01:16 PDT 2008

"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
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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
>



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

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Jon

Art
Fri Mar 28 07:41:54 PDT 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.

In article <e7FYCRHkIHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Jason says...
> 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?
>
>
> Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums
>

Art
Fri Mar 28 07:46:07 PDT 2008

In article <eYNZnnKkIHA.5080@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>,
Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com says...
> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
> news:uaZxUlKkIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > 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.