RE: Windows ME file restoration

[Peter Tonoli <anarchie () metaverse org>]

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:spiritof1 () home com] 
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 21:16
> To: bugtraq () securityfocus com
> 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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