How to disable WRP? Answer in post #12

[dencorso]

So you are saying that something that protects us from malware & user incompetance is something we WANT to disable?

Protects us? When has wrp ever protected BLOATWARE 7 from viruses & such? Windows 7 needs tweaking, & I will not apologize for tweaking it.

But you ARE mis-leading the common user that this HAS to be disabled...

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Yes wrp MAY be midly annoying to SOME power users. MOST people would want to keep it enabled or just temporarily bypass it.

I never said you should apologize I just think you are mistaken\misleading.

When hardrives are going for SUPER cheap (I mean pennies a gig) why is all this facination with space?

OK. Let's put it this way:

1) Nobody is asking anybody to apologize for anything.

2) The point of nuking WRP is taking control of the OS... Most people won't ever need it or want to, but it's great to know how to do it. And this is the first such description I find on the web. So, natsumerio, awesome! Keep on the great work!

3) However, I really don't like where this thread is leading to. Even if Kel was somewhat more emphatic than needed, and that he was, he has his points. Moreover, calling WRP an abomination, etc., wasn't really required and provoked his reaction. Hence, natsumerio, *tone it down*! And consider yourself warned!

4) Just for the record, I've merged a previous thread to the one natsumerio had just started, since they both were about the same exact subject, but I think everybody has already noticed it, by now.

[ibay770]

I know this topic is a decade old, but truth never stops so I figured I'd comment :)

To be honest, the only way I've found is to shutdown your system, boot in a linux distro and delete all those files manually, unless one can make a script to do it. (I'm, not that talented yet lol)

[ibay770]

On 8/23/2010 at 4:21 AM, xyu said:

Could you be a bit more precise, what software are you talking about ?

Can you access all files and refistry keys on the computer without restriction and/or useless prompt ?

I would be so glad to be the owner of my own licensed and very expensive (a real insult when you can't administer it) operating system ...

Exactly why I want to do this and run Windows as system the same way audit mode and Windows setup does.

[ibay770]

On 10/18/2010 at 5:48 PM, natsumerio said:

THIS HOW-TO IS FOR WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 32-BIT AMERICAN-ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION.

I assume that this can be modified to also apply to 64-bit versions of Windows 7 by mentally replacing every instance of x86 with x64, but I cannot confirm this because I only have the 32-bit version.

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WRP stands for windows resource protection. It is an abomination, & is something that you will want to disable or remove. To help with that, I have located all of the files & folders that are involved with wrp. This does not include anything in the registry, because Windows 7 does not search in there.

If you don't have Unlocker, you can download it from here. It will help alot.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/

You will have to do these things for all of the files & folders listed here.

Right click a file or folder, go to Properties, Security tab, click "Advanced", go to Owner tab, click "Edit", click the "Replace owner on subcontainers & objects" box if it's there, click the name of your user account, click "Apply", & click 3 "OK" buttons.

Then click "Edit" & "Add", type "Everyone" without the quote marks, click "OK", click the top "Allow" box, click "Apply" & "Yes", & click 2 "OK" buttons. Finally, delete the files & folders listed here & restart your pc.

These are the files & folders that are involved with wrp. I have listed the files that are involved with wrp directly under the names of the folders that they are in.

C:\Windows\servicing

wrpintapi.dll

C:\Windows\winsxs\Manifests

x86_microsoft-windows-wrp-integrity-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_088f110a3b39d681.manifest

x86_microsoft-windows-wrp-integrity-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_2b1523604c99c736.manifest

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_0935b76c289e0fd5

wrpint.dll

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-wrp-integrity-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_088f110a3b39d681

wrpintapi.dll

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-wrp-integrity-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_2b1523604c99c736

sfc.exe

Another way of doing it, just run voidtools everything as trustedinstaller with power run, just look for the files, ctrl A, delete.