Device Driver overwrite

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From: CJF (cfrattinger_at_wmsgaming.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:46:59 -0800

Hi,
    I want to overwrite one of the Windows .sys files in the
\windows\system32\drivers folder. I turned off system restore and rebooted.
I even disabled the system restore service. Even after doing so, when I
overwrite the .sys file (serial.sys to be specific) the Windows OS still
manages to restore the file back to its original state. How do I overwrite
this file without Windows monintoring it and changing it back? I tried
renaming the .cab file as well, but that was no help.

There didn't appear to be anything in group policy at the domain level
either.
thx,
Chris

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