How to replace shell32.dll ?

[Dysphoria]

OK I got aqua shell32.dll, and I tried replacing the original shell32.dll by booting into recovery console and replacing the original shell32.dll. But once I reboot everything is the same. When I check the shell32.dll is the original shell32.dll.

I guess somehow when I reboot, the system checks for the original shell32.dll, and if it is different it replaces it with the original.

Any sugestion on how I can install my custom shell32.dll?

Thx

[Dysphoria]

Anyone .....

[BroChaos Veteran]

this is how i do it, i've tried several ways, this is the easiest to me. first, make sure you back the file up. second, delete the file in your windowssystem32dllcache folder, otherwise it'll just overwrite the one you put in. next, go back to system32, find the file, rename it to shell32.dll.bak. wait a sec, a little window should pop up, hit cancel if it asks you to put in your XP cd, hit yes when it asks if you want to keep these unrecognized versions. then drag in the new shell32.dll. wait a sec, a little window should pop up, hit cancel if it asks you to put in your XP cd, hit yes when it asks if you want to keep these unrecognized versions. then just kill explorer.exe, and run it, or log off/on, or restart.

cheers,

joe

[Bain]

hmm, you may want to try doing it through MS DOS, get an extra disk and install MS DOS on it and boot to it.

if that doesn't work you're going to need to get rid of WFP, Windows File Protection.. I remember reading up on how to get rid of it somewhere but I don't remember where. Check www.tweakxp.com and see if it'll tell you there if not search on google.

[Boeing 787]

Microsoft actually provide a way to replace in-use files, with a handy utility, inuse.exe, available free from their site, forWinNT/2k/XP. (There is a different method for win9x/me involving wininit.ini).

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/...side/6-7-99.asp

Newsbreak! The INUSE Utility is Here

It points to a kb article :-

How to Replace Currently Locked Files with Inuse.exe (Q228930)

which provides examples of it's use. You can download inuse.exe here

All this does (and the program that ChaNinja mentioned) is to modify a simple reg key, PendingFileRenameOperations, with the new filename and the old filename details, so when windows next reboots, the operations are performed and then this key is deleted.

Some more information on this reg key, are available here:- MV.exe (from Windows NT/2k/XP Resource Kit)

[Dysphoria]

BroChaos, I'll try your idea and see if it works.

Bain, booting with msdos is not going to work because I have both of my partition as NTFS.

Hardgiant, I'll try that sugestion too, if BroChaos's one does not work.

thx a lot guys

[Boeing 787]

Here is the DL:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;EN-US;q228930

[Dysphoria]

None of this works :(

I dont know what to do....

[BroChaos Veteran]

hmm, odd. i swear my way should work... do you have aim/icq/msn? drop me a line.

[Dazzla Veteran]

Brochaos's way is the way I do it, no command prompt or anything. Make sure you delete it from dll cache

Then rename the original in system32

"Windows file protection" will pop up (if it hasn't you've done something wrong already)

Click cancel then yes

put the modified one in system32

"Windows file protection" will pop up again

Click cancel then yes

Now restart.

[whack]

BroChaos has it right thats it

[Dysphoria]

Hey Dazzla,

Windows File Protection never pops up.

I also try renaming the file but after ten seconds, the original file is back.

I also tried disbaling the WFP in the registry and still the same problem.

I found the dllcache directory in C:WINDOWSLastGoodSystem32

Is that the corect one?

I deleted everything in it and try to replace shell32.dll and it still didnt let me do that. I also try renaming the shell32.dll in shell32.bak, and then I copied the custom shell32.dll into the system32 folder, but after ten second my custom file was overwriten by the original file. It was done automaticly.

Damn, how the hell can I do this.....

F***in microsoft.

[tjay]

go here

https://www.neowin.net/bboard/showthread.ph...15&pagenumber=2

i try it some time ago

(winxpcd):i386winnt32 /makelocalsource

install the Windows XP Recovery Console

[BroChaos Veteran]

ahh, that's why euphoria. that's not the correct dllcache folder. the correct one is C:WINDOWSSystem32dllcache. you might have to show hidden files/folders to see it. that is why your original keeps getting replaced.

[Dysphoria]

I chose show hidden files and folders but I still can not find dllcache foder in my system32 folder.

I have no idea whats going on....

[Dysphoria]

you know what

that is so freakin strange, I can not see the folder but when I put a direct link to it in my Explorer it took me straight to the folder.

OK, i'll go now through the same process again..

Thx

[stanfart]

can someone send me that aqua shell32.dll? My sn is stanfart. I would like to replace my shell too. thanks

[Dysphoria]

Yeah I can send you the file, just give me an FTP address so I can upload it..

[gravel5839]

upload here ftp://128.61.105.188/pub/

just make a folder

[Dysphoria]

Dude, how about first, give me permision or a username so I can upload the file.

[gravel5839]

its anonymous dude its called a pub