How to save the DLL dependency tree to a file with Process Explorer on Windows 7? I want to keep a copy of the DLL dependency list of Firefox.

When you are viewing the DLL library dependency tree with Dependency Walker in Process Explorer, you can same the DLL dependency tree to file using these steps:

1. Double click on C:\fyicenter\ProcessExplorer\procexp.exe to start Process Explorer. You will all processes displayed.

2. Locate the Firefox process "firefox.exe".

3. Right-mouse click on "firefox.exe" and select "Launch Depends" You will see the DLL dependency tree of Firefox process.

4. Click menu "File > Save as" and select "Text (*.txt)" as the "Save as type".

5. Locate folder and enter file name to save data to C:\fyicenter\process_exeplorer_firefox_dependencies.txt.

4. Open the file in notepad. You will see something like:

*****************************| System Information |*******************

Dependency Walker:       2.2.6000 (32-bit)
Operating System:        Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista based 
                         Media Center (32-bit)
OS Version:              6.01.7601 Service Pack 1
Processor:               x86 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel, 
                         ~2491MHz
Number of Processors:    4, Mask: 0x0000000F
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********************************| Search Order |**********************
*                                                                     
* Legend: F  File                     E  Error (path not valid)       
*                                                                     
**********************************************************************

Side-by-Side components (Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/+)
The system's "KnownDLLs" list
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\ADVAPI32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-ADVAPI32-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-NORMALIZ-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-OLE32-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-SHLWAPI-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-USER32-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-DOWNLEVEL-VERSION-L1-1-0.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\CFGMGR32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\COMCTL32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\COMDLG32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\CRYPT32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\DEVOBJ.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\DIFXAPI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\GDI32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\IERTUTIL.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\IMAGEHLP.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\IMM32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\LPK.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\MSASN1.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\MSCTF.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\MSVCRT.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\NORMALIZ.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\NSI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\OLE32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\OLEAUT32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\PROFAPI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\PSAPI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\RPCRT4.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\SECHOST.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\SHELL32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\SHLWAPI.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\URLMON.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\USER32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\USERENV.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\USP10.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\WININET.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\WINTRUST.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\WLDAP32.DLL
   [F ] c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.DLL
The application directory
   [  ] C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
The 32-bit system directory
   [  ] C:\Windows\system32\
The 16-bit system directory (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/+)
   [  ] C:\Windows\system\
The system's root OS directory
   [  ] C:\Windows\
The application's registered "App Paths" directories
   [  ] C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
The system's "PATH" environment variable directories
   [  ] C:\local\Perl\bin\
   [  ] C:\Windows\system32\
   [  ] C:\Windows\
   [  ] C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\
   [  ] C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
    ...
   
***************************| Module Dependency Tree |*****************
*                                                                     
* Legend: F  Forwarded Module   ?  Missing Module    6  64-bit Module 
*         D  Delay Load Module  !  Invalid Module                     
*         *  Dynamic Module     E  Import/Export Mismatch or Load Failure
*                               ^  Duplicate Module                   
*                                                                     
**********************************************************************

[   ] c:\program files\mozilla firefox\FIREFOX.EXE
  [   ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-RTLSUPPORT-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-HEAP-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-MEMORY-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-HANDLE-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-SYNCH-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-FILE-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-IO-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-THREADPOOL-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-LIBRARYLOADER-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-NAMEDPIPE-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-MISC-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-SYSINFO-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-LOCALIZATION-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSENVIRONMENT-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-STRING-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-DEBUG-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-ERRORHANDLING-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-FIBERS-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-UTIL-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROFILE-L1-1-0.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-SECURITY-BASE-L1-1-0.DLL
    [F^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
  [D  ] c:\program files\mozilla firefox\MOZGLUE.DLL
    [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
      [F^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
    [   ] c:\windows\system32\VERSION.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
      [   ] c:\windows\system32\MSVCRT.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
        [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-CONSOLE-L1-1-0.DLL
        [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-DATETIME-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-DEBUG-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-ERRORHANDLING-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-FIBERS-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-FILE-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-HANDLE-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-HEAP-L1-1-0.DLL
        [   ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-INTERLOCKED-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-LOCALIZATION-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-LIBRARYLOADER-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-MEMORY-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-MISC-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-NAMEDPIPE-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSENVIRONMENT-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROFILE-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-STRING-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-SYNCH-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-SYSINFO-L1-1-0.DLL
        [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\API-MS-WIN-CORE-UTIL-L1-1-0.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
    [   ] c:\program files\mozilla firefox\MSVCR120.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
        [F^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL
    [   ] c:\program files\mozilla firefox\MSVCP120.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\program files\mozilla firefox\MSVCR120.DLL
      [ ^ ] c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
        [F^ ] c:\windows\system32\NTDLL.DLL

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