Re: Overwriting System Files
- From: "Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:33:21 -0000
The problem is it can't change the name to an existing filename if that file
is in use. It needs to be disabled, or not started in the first place.
"Neill Currie" <neill_currie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Might be a longshot, but....
> try changing the extension to something innocuous whilst it's on the PC,
> then transfer it to where you want, then change the extension back to what
> it was.
>
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> "Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Chris Rackley" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OA8QJGyGGHA.1628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have a audiovox ppc, it will not sync via active sync at all, case
>>>closed.
>>>
>>> so i need to copy over a system file with a replacement for that system
>>> file to unlock the phone from the carrier.
>>>
>>> I copied the file i needed to write to a sd card, put the sd card in the
>>> ppc, tried to paste it in the windows directory of the ppc where the
>>> file resides that i want to overwrite and i get the message that i
>>> cannot overwrite the file, it is protected. So on windows for pc, you
>>> can change permissions so you can do this.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to overwrite this file on the ppc using the sd card? how?
>>>
>>> thanks for your help!
>>>
>>> chris
>>>
>>
>> It won't overwrite the file if it is in use. Try straight after a soft
>> reset.
>>
>
>
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