Gingerkc, by any chance are you using the name Alleycat on the thread I have about removing unnecessary files from XP? Someone named Alleycat asked me the same question:
http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/thread....&threadid=8943
Anyway, here you go, buddy...
The very simpliest way to disable System File Protection is to download LiteXP (Trial Version). It's free, and needs no installation.
http://www.litepc.com/xppreview.html
Another way is this (but really, XPLite is so much easier):
Make this registry change:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
SFCDisable
Select (Double Click) SFCDisable and change it to ffffff9d
(Value Data: 0 = enabled (default), ffffff9d = disabled)
Then copy sfc_os.dll to desktop.
Then change the name of sfc_os.dll on desktop to sfc_os.pat
Then hack the sfc_os.pat with Ultra Edit.
At offset 0000E2B8 (0E2B8h) you should find the values "8B" and "C6".
Change the values "8B C6" to read "90 90" and save the changes.
Note: (Move your copy of the sfc_os.dll in dllcache first)
Then move the hacked sfc_os.pat to System32.
Then rename the original sfc_os.dll that was still in System32 to sfc_os.bak.
Then rename the implanted sfc_os.pat to sfc_os.dll
Then reboot. You're there!
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To purge the dllcache:
In the Run box type: sfc /purgecache and click OK.