Re: Windows File Protection - turning off

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:53:36 -0500

Hi Sebastian,

The cache used for SFP is here:
C:\Windows\system32\dllcache

Delete the file from there before deleting/replacing the one in use. 

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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"Sebastian" <Sebastian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7D990294-DB83-4AAC-A34A-A9B0AF1AC947@microsoft.com...
> 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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