how do delete protected windows system files
This is a discussion about how do delete protected windows system files in the Windows Software category; is there any way around deleting system files? as whenever i try to delete or remove files (like *. dll) windows says 'this file is in use. . . '.
is there any way around deleting system files? as whenever i try to delete or remove files (like *.dll) windows says 'this file is in use...'
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Download "Xteq 5.7" and unclick "Windows File Protection". Restart. Delete file. Open X-teq again, and reinstate Windows File Protection. Restart. Your done.
boot to dos,
attrib -rsh whatever.dll
del whatever.dll
attrib -rsh whatever.dll
del whatever.dll
I'd like to see that with NTFS without something from Winternals...
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Regards,
clutch
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Regards,
clutch
that solution works fine in 2000 but wont work in whistler just an FYI, i delete protected files and they just reappear even if protection is off.
Can you do it from the "rocovery console"?
Boot to a dos disk, that's funny.
Also Fix-it Utilities has a console for doing this type of stuff.
Dos, I'm still laughing.
Boot to a dos disk, that's funny.
Also Fix-it Utilities has a console for doing this type of stuff.
Dos, I'm still laughing.
Yeah, the DOS reference was interesting. I do use a DOS 6.22 boot floppy for NT installs that have FAT system partitions. Just wanted to state that it *could* be done...
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Regards,
clutch
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Regards,
clutch
I dont know if this works in Whistler, but in Windows 2000, when you boot to Safe mode, file protection is turned off, and I am able to delete files from the DllCache folder.
Any file in dllcache is protected. So delete the equivalent file in dllcache or driver cache
OP
where do i download "Xteq 5.7",
thanks
thanks
