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Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: anphanax on 15 January 2004, 00:13
Windows File Protection works great. It works so great infact, that when installing a network printer, it allowed my XP version of MSVCRT.DLL to be written over by a 9x version. Now Windows won't boot and I have to go into recovery console and hope I can find a copy of MSVCRT on the CD.

Error Message:
lsass.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point _resetstkoflw could not be located in the dynamic link library msvcrt.dll.
"_resetstkoflw"???

I can't delete hh.exe, I can't seem to get certian programs to stay out of the RUN key in the LOCAL_MACHINE registry, and if I write over notepad with another app, Windows freaks out, yet I can kill a file that windows components depend on without any apparent problems or notifications.

If you want to screw over a winbox I guess all you have to do is code a quick program to write over msvcrt.dll with another dll and then call a shutdown API. Nice.

Lessons to be learned:
*Lexmark printer installations don't work between 9X/ME and NT/XP systems when trying to share over network.
*If your XP computer goes down, you'll be stuck on your families 98 box that uses Microsoft Internet Explorer. (I'm not going anywhere near the Windows ME machine in this house)
*Always have a backup of MSVCRT, and don't trust Windows "System Restore" to make everything better.

FINAL NOTE:
I noticed windows updated last night. It might not be the printer driver, instead, windows update may have screwed up my computer. Don't know, don't care. I just want it to work again  (http://smile.gif) .
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: Refalm on 15 January 2004, 00:23
Get a bootdisk here (http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm), start it, type FDISK, type 3, now delete all partitions and install Linux.

Haven't done got Linux yet? Download ISO's here:
n00b Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29)
i-know-stuff-about-computers-but-not-about-linux Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=64)
i-know-Linux Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=17)
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: Fett101 on 15 January 2004, 00:44
This is an anti-MS site.
Try www.winbbs.com (http://www.winbbs.com)
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: WMD on 15 January 2004, 01:04
quote:
Originally posted by Fett101:
This is an anti-MS site.
Try www.winbbs.com (http://www.winbbs.com)


Ahem, his story IS anti-MS.  ;)
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: WMD on 15 January 2004, 01:16
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
Haven't done got Linux yet? Download ISO's here:
n00b Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29)
i-know-stuff-about-computers-but-not-about-linux Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=64)
i-know-Linux Linux (http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=17)


Interesting...that means I should have Fedora...but I've been running Slackware.  Sound don't work, internet is f*cked up.(http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif)
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: Kintaro on 15 January 2004, 05:18
quote:
Originally posted by anphanax:
Windows File Protection works great. It works so great infact, that when installing a network printer, it allowed my XP version of MSVCRT.DLL to be written over by a 9x version. Now Windows won't boot and I have to go into recovery console and hope I can find a copy of MSVCRT on the CD.

Error Message:
lsass.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point _resetstkoflw could not be located in the dynamic link library msvcrt.dll.
"_resetstkoflw"???

I can't delete hh.exe, I can't seem to get certian programs to stay out of the RUN key in the LOCAL_MACHINE registry, and if I write over notepad with another app, Windows freaks out, yet I can kill a file that windows components depend on without any apparent problems or notifications.

If you want to screw over a winbox I guess all you have to do is code a quick program to write over msvcrt.dll with another dll and then call a shutdown API. Nice.

Lessons to be learned:
*Lexmark printer installations don't work between 9X/ME and NT/XP systems when trying to share over network.
*If your XP computer goes down, you'll be stuck on your families 98 box that uses Microsoft Internet Explorer. (I'm not going anywhere near the Windows ME machine in this house)
*Always have a backup of MSVCRT, and don't trust Windows "System Restore" to make everything better.

FINAL NOTE:
I noticed windows updated last night. It might not be the printer driver, instead, windows update may have screwed up my computer. Don't know, don't care. I just want it to work again   (http://smile.gif)  .


Looks like a good old reinstall, but id suggest you give Linux a try.
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: Fett101 on 15 January 2004, 23:46
quote:
Originally posted by WMD:


Ahem, his story IS anti-MS.   ;)  


He is telling a anti-MS story, but he's asking for help on how to fix it.
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: hm_murdock on 16 January 2004, 01:32
THEN THE DAY IS MINE!
Title: WFP Works Great
Post by: Kintaro on 16 January 2004, 17:32
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy don't give a shit about MS:
THEN THE DAY IS MINE!


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[ January 16, 2004: Message edited by: X11: doogee.is.dreaming.org ]