>OK, now I'm confused.
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>Could you clarify the problem?
>Is it that an EXE is running and when an attempt is made to modify a class while the EXE is still running, it says the VCX is in use?
>If so, I was thinking this would be a developer is running the EXE and then trying to modify a class or something.

We have an utility (based on GPLIB network library) that displays the list of network users that have a specified file. The list is dynamic, we can watch it, let's say for a .vcx, and see how users are aded or removed as they enter or exit different apps.
Developers (we are 3 in total) are in the same office space, when one of us has a .vcx it is not a problem to get him out.
In the end, it looks like the problem may be a splash screen form that runs before (and outside) the exe... I cannot test it now, but if is not what I think I'll repost.

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>(I'm running on < 3hrs of sleep today, so please bear w/ me if i'm being thick <g>)

I had ~8 hours of sleep but it looks like it didn't help.

Thank you and everybody else for trying to help.