How to disable Windows File Protection

[Digital Pimp]

Just updated a fresh install to SP2 RC2. Ive come to the point where i need to move and replace some files, and found that the old method of disabling "File Protection" no longer works.

Anyone know how to turn it off with RC2

[em_te]

What old way are you talking about? "filelist.xml"?

[Digital Pimp]

This one

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Add/modify the "SFCDisable" DWORD [REG_DWORD] Binary entry to read FFFFFF9D

[em_te]

<<removed>>

~aco

[Digital Pimp]

Like the picture :D , but problem is now sorted.

Mods please delete / close

[Bearded Kirklander]

  Digital Pimp said:

This one

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Add/modify the "SFCDisable" DWORD [REG_DWORD] Binary entry to read FFFFFF9D

This works on every version of XP?

[MulletRobZ]

  Digital Pimp said:

This one

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Add/modify the "SFCDisable" DWORD [REG_DWORD] Binary entry to read FFFFFF9D

By defaut, the binary reads "0000 01 00 00 00". I changed the value from 0 to 1, but I don't know about the binary value entry since it's screwy.

[I8PP]

I thought that registry key only works when you edit SFC_OS.dll or some file of that nature.

Edit: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/790/, but only up to SP1 is shown.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Can anyone confirm that it works with XP SP1 and XP SP2?

[evil-zen]

any updates?

[Bearded Kirklander]

I still cannot get it to work. I would really appreciate it if someone could provide a rock-solid answer for SP1 and SP2.

[ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm]

i want to know how to do it for sp2 final.

[Herby]

First import the reg file, rename "sfc_os.dll" in C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\ , then rename "sfc_os.dll" in C:\Windows\System32\ & copy patched dll in your System32 directory. :D (File Version: 5.1.2600.2180)

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[JustGeorge]

Can't you just do it from safe mode, like if you're just swapping the uxtheme.dll? I dunno, just asking.

[evil-zen]

thanks!!

[Herby]

  denzilla said:

Can't you just do it from safe mode, like if you're just swapping the uxtheme.dll? I dunno, just asking.

Yes you can, but this way is faster, you don't need to restart. :p

  evil-zen said:

thanks!!

You're welkome! :)

Edited August 10, 2004 by Herby

[paratrupr]

Have seen a few different ways of disabling WFP (ie swapping .dll and changing reg values).

Has anyone bothered to put a compressed sfc_os.dl_ into their i386 directory on the cd so it installs disabled?

Also, has anyone tried to add this to their winnt.sif unattended answer file? If so, is copying the modified dll necessary?

[systemFileProtection]

SFCQuota=0

SFCScan=0

SFCDisable=ffffff9d

By the way, this was found for Windows 2003 Server, not sure if it works with XP SP2.

[Herby]

  paratrupr said:

Also, has anyone tried to add this to their winnt.sif unattended answer file? If so, is copying the modified dll necessary?

[systemFileProtection]

SFCQuota=0

SFCScan=0

SFCDisable=ffffff9d

It is still necessary to copy the modified dll, without it WFP stays enabled.