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From: " Mark Strelecki, ACP" <be6-508@nospam.strelecki.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:22:38 -0500

Hi, Karl -

Are we talking about SFC (system file checker) or WFP (Windows file
protection)?

I thought SFC was a program you ran when you needed it, and not something
you "turned off".

WFP, on the other hand, is an OS "feature" that some would LOVE to just
"turn off".

Just checking with you, Beta Warrior.

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"Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
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Yeah, that's a problem with the Windows 2000 system file checker feature.
You can disable that feature, but personally I like having it on as it
monitors file versions and replaces some of the missing ones.
You can get rid of the file [for now anyways] by deleting the file first
from the hidden \dllcache\ folder [believe it's
windowsroot\system32\dllcache\  if I remember correctly] and then deleting
the actual file in the location you're aware of [usually the system32
folder].  Depending on your system file checker settings, you may keep
getting messages in your log file about the missing file, and you may even
get one or many popups about it.  Also, the file might be reinstalled later,
for example by a future service pack or security patch.  It might make sense
to keep the file but prevent everyone from reading or executing it
[especially IUSR, localsystem, users, guests, and maybe even
administrators].  That way, the permissions stay, even if the file is
replaced or overwritten at a later date without your knowledge.
Searching www.microsoft.com/support will give you more information about how
the SFC feature works, but I don't believe there's a good way for you to
control it very well, besides being able to turn it off completely or launch
a scan for missing files.

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