system32

Hi all! I'm having a problem with a Windows 7 Professional VM. I'm trying to "lock down" the permissions of some files (cmd.exe, ftp.exe, etc) For example, I modify the permissions for C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe so that only SYSTEM and Administrators have full access. I removed Users...

Hi there, For quite some time I've been using the mvps HOSTS file to block advertisements and similar with great success. However, after recently adding some additional entries to the list, the HOSTS file has completely stopped functioning (I now see advertisements everywhere - quite...

Hi, i`m new to this forum Maybe this isn`t the right section but i`m in a hurry. So i was trying to set up a server using microsoft sql server 2000(i have windows 7 ofc) but i can't seem to attach databases, I`m getting an error message: 2012-06-03 12:19:26.21 spid51 Database 'gamedb'...

bought new laptop few days ago and went to factory reset via the recovery partition, it stuffed up few times during instlallation and got few blue screens and was stuck on formatting so i formatted laptop to win xp to burn myself a win7 installer into disc so i did and tried installing via disc...

Hi folks, I was trying to uninstall a print driver for a network printer for one of my users (Windows 7), and I ran into that issue where it tells you that it can't remove the drivers because they are still in use (this after stopped and restarting the spooler, rebooting, etc.). So I was...

I'm trying to customize a WinPE image that already contains a lot of tools and customized items that I can't duplicate. Starting from scratch is not an option, it has to do with encryption filters included in our WinPE image that we can't reproduce. At this point i have WAIK, MSDaRT, and MS...

I have made some changes to Trusted Installer last night on my windows 7 laptop and I'm nervous that I may have messed it up. I followed this article instructions. Windows 7 – How to Delete Files Protected by TrustedInstaller I did this because I just switched to Windows 7 and my Itunes kept...

Hi I finally got my Microsoft Games working in Windows 8. I can play FreeCell again!!! Here's how to do it. First copy the Microsoft Games folder in it's entirety from your Widows 7 install, Program Files folder to the Program Files folder on your Windows 8 drive. Next copy the...

I am seeing a utility that will let me enter the command that I use in XP and then tell me what the corresponding comand or sequence of comands are in Windows 7. What I am finding is I am spending many hours locating the correct set of sequences to do something which is very straightforward in...

Dear everyone, I hope someone could help me about this annoying little driver that keep reappering in System32\drivers and causing BSOD all the time. I have a Windows 7 Professional SP1 (German language, university licence... maybe those are important) and I regularly encounter BSODs because...

hi This is shakil. i am using Acer aspire 5745 laptop. But recently i have a problem with it. When i start my laptop the following message appears- Edit Boot Options Edit Windows Boot Options for: Windows 7 path: \windows\system32\winload.exe Partition:2 Hard disk : 5a6f94e1 [/NO...

So my story is this, since some time one time per month more or less with a normal use of the computer my Windows decides it's time to corrupt a folder/file, whatever, pretty sad indeed, what it also does is somehow disable my autochk.exe and my chkdsk.exe so that I can't fix this problem, but...

I just got a new Hp Pavilion dv7 laptop with a finger print scanner. Its pretty nice, except that when I get to the login page for windows, it shows a picture of a finger print instead of my user pic. i found out that the image for the fingerprint scanner is part of a file called...

How to Disable Metro UI on Windows 8 Link Removed To disable Metro UI there are two methods: Method 1: C:\Windows\System32\shsxs.dll to shsxs.old Method 2: Using the registry method go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and modify RPEnabled to 0...

So I have a computer that now has XP/32 and Win7 64, installed all on the same disk, with two partitions that, while in XP, are id'd as C (XP) and H (Win7). Whenever I boot up and choose XP from the Boot Manager I get into XP, no problem. But if I choose Win7 from the Boot Manager, then I get...

Hi I changed my Windows start sound a while back. After updates some time ago, it changed back to the original. I decided to change it back the way I wanted it and opened up the imageres.dll file in the Windows System32 folder using Resource Hacker. I found that the Imageres file still...

Hello All. I am posting this after a lot of search for the solution on the internet but all in vain. I am trying to run command prompt in windows 7 professional, but it is not appearing in front of me. 1. I tried to run it from Start --> Accessories --> Command Prompt 2. I tried to run by...

After running sfc/scannow, no matter how many times I run it, I continuously receive the same error(s).:frown: sfc/scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt...

Hey! I have Win 7 x64. I'm trying to use a program that I'm convinced is looking for flash player in the system32 directory. So how do I install flash player to system32 and not to SysWOW64? Thanks!

I have a batch file that I use to: Create a restore point, then swap out my modified system files. I store the "Sleep.exe" file in the same folder as the batch file. The script goes something like: echo Please wait while a Restore Point is made. sleep 17 Take ownership,Rename Replace, Blah...