Hi James To search "properly" open c: in explorer and use the search in the top right of explorer. Best regards David Grugeon M-0429 029 836 P-(07)3263 7786 > -----Original Message----- > From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of James S. Huggins (MSo-at-JSend.com) > Sent: Sunday, 7 November 2010 5:29 AM > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Re: searching for vbscript.dll > > ============================ > James, > in my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (64bits) I have, besides one > instance of vbscript.dll in the c:\windows\system32 folder, several instances > of vbscript.dll referenced in the folder > c:\windows\winsxs > and in the folder > c:\windows\sysWOW64 > they come in two different sizes, one with 417KB and the other 598KB. > > I believe the one actually in use is the one in the c:\windows\system32 folder > (598KB), because it has today's date as the date of last modified. > > Wilson > ============================ > > Thank you so very much. > > Turns out I have one in the c:\windows\system32 folder. > > Some day I'll try to figure out why my attempt to scan for it failed so > miserably, but since I truly dislike the tool Win 7 provides for that and truly > miss the simple tool XP had, I'll do that another day. Perhaps it is that they > are system files as Linda noted. Either way, it was easy to find in XP and not in > 7. But then, there is so much in 7 that I do not count as "improvement". > > In the meantime, I thank you all for your kind help. > > > James > > > > ********************************************************** > *** > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the > dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email > address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister > group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to > join and share problem files, templates, etc.: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE > SHARING ONLY. > > If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email > messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: > http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm > ********************************************************** > *** ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************