Re: Another new feature(Self Healing)

Larry,

This process is known as Windows File Protection (WFP). It was created to
save us from the problems associated with "DLL Hell". It's based upon the
premise that _nothing_ should replace a system file. Personally, I think
it's a good feature that works well.

However, if you really want to mix & match the system files on your machine,
then you can turn this feature off by changing the SFCDisable (REG_WORD) to
1 or 2. The various options for this parameter are:

SFCDisable (REG_DWORD)
0 = enabled (default).
1 = disabled, prompt at boot to re-enable (debugger required).
2 = disabled at next boot only, no prompt to re-enable (debugger required).

The keyord is located in the system registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Here are the other options that you can use to control the behaviour of WFP
(all are found in same registory location):

SFCScan (REG_DWORD)
0 = do not scan protected files at boot (default).
1 = scan protected files at every boot.
2 = scan protected files once.

SFCQuota (REG_DWORD)
n = size (in megabytes) of dllcache quota.
FFFFFFFF = cache-protected system files on the local hard drive.

SFCShowProgress (REG_DWORD)
0 = System File Checker progress meter is not displayed.
1 = System File Checker progress meter is displayed (default).

SFCDllCacheDir (REG_EXPAND_SZ)
Path = local location of dllcache directory (default is
%Systemroot%\system32\dllcache).


Good luck,

John Taylor
Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Kempter" <NOERICK.NORCAL@CLEANCITY.COM>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 09:57
Subject: RE: Another new feature(Self Healing)


> Larry, isn't this the equivalent of attempting to replace the OS/400
telnet
> program.  You wouldn't do it, would you?  You would add a new program.
>  Does this problem occur with third party products as well?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Bolhuis [SMTP:lbolhuis@arbsol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:04 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Another new feature(Self Healing)
>
> <snip>
>
> > I assume it has a new command "heal.thyself.exe"
> >
> > or
> >
> > "Letuspray.exe"
>
>   No it has a VERY annoying process that re-materializes files that you
> change or delete!  For example W2K includes only a DOS like Telnet
> program. Very Poor. So I wanted to dump in the one from W98 instead
> (still crummy but it has logging and scroll bars). I renamed TELNET.EXE
> and tried to copy the W98 version.  Sorry file exists, do you want to
> replace? I said YES and by golly the resulting file was....... THE W2K
> VERSION!  So I deleted it.  Two minutes later it's back! I can't make
> the sucker stay gone and I can't replace it!
>
>   So what this means is: It's tougher to break but once broken you'll
> NEVER get it fixed!!!
>
>   - Larry
>
> --
> Larry Bolhuis         |
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