[help] Stuck On Iceman's System File Conversion...

Alright...first off, I'm running Windows XP SP1.

Now, I've downloaded all necessary files from Iceman's site, and have begun with the Program (.exe) replacements. I get the IE one to work, then the WMP one seems to work...but a second later, the default WMP icon replaces it! The same happens with calc.exe, mobsync.exe, and charmap.exe. I replace files, then, a second later, the originals replace the ones I just put in.

So I try to do the DLL's next, just to see if they'd work...

I get a few of them to succesfully replace the defaults, but on some (wininet.dll and zipfldr.dll are but two), I get a "Confirm Replace" dialog, then a 'Cannot move: A file with the name you specified already exists. Specify a different filename."

I'm guessing this can be avoided by "killing" explorer.exe and trying to replace those .dlls from there, which is something I tried with the .exes (To no avail...Windows still replaces the new ones with the defaults), but haven't tried with the .dlls yet.

Now...My DLLCACHE folder was located in C:\Windows\LastGood, so mabye that had something to do with it? I took both the DllCache and the i386 folders out of their original spots, put them in a different folder, and renamed them both, so I can't see how that could be the problem...Is there mabye some fail-safe system in place that I overlooked?

#46543

it sounds like windows keeps re-writing your replacements. try using replacer. best way to replace system files. replacer

i hope that helps.

#46546

Followed instructions, rebooted as instructed, no change...

#46548

The only succesfull way I have done sys file replacement has been to

1 Kill explorer

2 file.newtask.browse to system32 folder

3 rename the file you want to replace

4 browse to location of new file, copy

5 paste in system 32

6 paste in dllcache

7 restart explorer

8 click cancel in "windows protection blah blah"

then restart

#46549

Thx Photo. I was able to replace all of the .dll files using that method. However, I am still no able to replace the .exe files...

#46553

if you're on sp1, also replace the files in

c:\windows\ServicePackUpdates\i386\

its like a second dllcache...

#46560