RE: Windows ME file restoration

From: Peter Tonoli (anarchieat_private)
Date: Sun Jul 29 2001 - 05:05:19 PDT

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    On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, CJ Oakwood wrote:
    
    > This doesn't sound like a bug, but rather the System File Protection.
    > Windows 2000, XP, .NET (and I think NT4) has what MS calls System
    > File Protection which makes it hard to overwrite system files.
    
    I don't believe NT supports SFP.
     
    > This can't be disabled, this is a feature of Windows.
    
    There are some nice descriptions on how to disable this occasionally
    annoying feature at
    <http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/790/>.. and for a nice long
    explanation <http://www.arstechnica.com/tweak/win2k/others/disable_sfp-1.html>.
     
    > - -----Original Message-----
    > From: Spirit Of 1 [mailto:spiritof1at_private] 
    > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 21:16
    > To: bugtraqat_private
    > Subject: Windows ME file restoration
    > 
    > 
    > An advisory for all windows ME users:
    > 
    > Windows ME restores critical system files from backups when they are
    > [...]
    > into windows ME, I'd appreciate a reply.  Thanks.
    > 
    > - -spirit of one.
    
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