Ran across link for downloading a tool to disable Windows File Protection and simply wondering why someone would find it useful? My first thought is it might allow me to access directories I'm normally locked out of. And yes, I know about treading on thin ice. Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper

what exactly do you mean by file protection? Is the account that you use not an administrator? Tech Alpha Computer Forums

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193 Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper

Go ahead installing and running the TOOL and watch programs especially DLL Hell replace critical Windows system files one by one ... Is this what you feel like doing out of boredom? And by the way if you ever upgrade to Vista and feel like doing the same thing again, be aware that WFP has been replaced by Windows Resource Protection (WRP). i_Xp/VistaUser

Thanks for replying. Yes, I've read about DLLHELL too, but my purpose isn't so involved. I was looking for some general uses of the tool, but I suppose I should have specified why so's to have simplified the post. I'm simply looking into accessing system restore so as to determine how its set up and with respect to how users might better assure one or two restore points can always be accessed/used if necessary. This's because I've found times where SR fails to restore (eg; when I still trusted MS and installed SDS 2.0, immediately finding (as I believe everybody did) that ea. month that MS silently forced it's SDS update, that locked users completely out of SR). Even though I succeeded in purging the OS of SDS, SR still frequeantly balks at restoring. I see it simplier to back up my SR and replace it when needed. I could go on about MS, but we all know it's pointless. So will generally an WFR tool get users into SR? Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper

I don't know what you are getting at. The relationship between WFP & SR is that each time you create a Restore Point, the WFP files in the dllscache folder are backed up. i_Xp/VistaUser

"..it might allow me to access directories I'm normally locked out of." "I'm simply looking into accessing system restore.." "Will generally an WFR tool get users into SR?" Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper