shell32.dll, inuse.exe

**muno** · March 4th, 2002, 07:06 AM

Hi,
Why can't I replace my shell32.dll? Is there a way to replace it, I couldn't get the ntfsdos to work properly so I could've exchanged it in dos.
This is the result, the help, I get the same just by typing 'inuse'.

>inuse shell32.dll c:\winnt\system32\shell32.dll
InUse - version 1.31
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Copyright (c) 1994-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved

INUSE replacement destination [/y]

replacement Specifies the updated file
destination Specifies the existing file to be replaced
/y Suppresses confirmation prompt to replace file

Source and destination must include the complete physical or UNC pathname

-M

**strangerstill** · March 4th, 2002, 08:45 AM

Source and destination must include the complete physical or UNC pathname

Well, there's your problem! You need to qualify the source filename, not just shell32.dll, it needs the full path.

**muno** · March 4th, 2002, 09:18 AM

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q228930

Well.. That isn't my problem.
-M

//edit:
Wrong version was.. I needed to have the 1.4 version of the util...
Still it won't let me do it

InUse - version 1.4
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Copyright (c) 1994-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
Windows 2000 detected - WFP is enforced

c:\winnt\system32\shell32.dll is protected by WFP

**strangerstill** · March 4th, 2002, 10:03 AM

Ooh... sorry. Hmm... not sure. So you can't boot into Safe Mode Command Prompt Only?

I think it is possible to turn off WFP, I can't quite remember how though. Have you tried renaming the current shell32.dll and then copying over the new one?

**muno** · March 5th, 2002, 02:31 AM

Yep, tried it in safe mode command prompt. I guess it still uses the file.

Would be great to turn it off, microsoft doesn't say anything about that

-M

**vass0922** · March 5th, 2002, 03:14 AM

Command prompt IS shell32.dll

Umm out of curiosity why are you trying to replace shell32?

Maybe use a batch script that runs in autoexec.nt (since win2k doesn't use autoexec.nt)

it needs to run early, so not sure how else to get it early....
batch script maybe too late too since it would require the shell to run.

Can you boot to a boot disk, with the ntfs drivers and try it?

**strangerstill** · March 5th, 2002, 03:15 AM

Hey, thats an idea. How bout booting from an install CD - does 2K have a repair mode like XP? (I forget)

**jkrohn** · March 5th, 2002, 04:11 AM

You could always try slaving it in another machine and overwriting it that way. You'd need a spare computer though

Jkrohn

**muno** · March 5th, 2002, 04:51 AM

As I mentioned earlier, the 'ntfsdos' (which allows read/write on a ntfs through dos) didn't work. It reported multierrors when even trying to list contents of any dir, even root.

The reason I'm trying to replace it is, that I've changed few avi's inside it (like the one that is displayed when copying/moving files).

W2k does have repair mode, but it doesn't really help me a lot.

Slaving it to another machine could do it

Not very eager to take the machine into parts. It's a compaq, pizza - very small.

I'll try that as soon as I have time to shutdown this and open two cases

Thanks for the suggestions.
-M