Windows File Protection - turning off

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From: Sebastian (Sebastian_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 03:24:03 -0800

I'm trying to exempt a file from Windows File Protection (WFP). Until
yesterday I could choose my own sounds for DirectX and thus MIDI etc. by
replacing the supplied sound file gm.dls with one of my own. I did it by
giving my file the same name and copying it to the same location (after
making another copy of the original file). All of a sudden, Widows replaces
this file if I delete it, won't allow me to rename my file, or write to the
gm.dls file. I'm told this is WFP but I've never encountered it before.

I want to exempt just this one file from WFP or find some other way of
replacing it..
 
Does anyone know how, other than by dangerous and daunting methods (I don't
want to edit the Registry if I can help it).

Alternately, if I could find the cache from which gm.dls is reinstalled
every time, I'm told I can alter the cached file, which isn't protected. But
I can't find it - not in Windows\driver cache\I386 (where it's supposed to
be). And I can't find a folder called dllcache (where one articled said it
was).

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  • Re: problem with Windows File Protection (WFP)
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