uninstalling windows screensavers

[robszar]

does anyone know what .inf files I need to modify to uninstall the windows screensavers? if you delete them from %systemroot%\system32 and the dllcache, windows will see that there windows system files and reinstall them form the last install source, i.e. i386 or SP

Thanks!

[Astalavista]

1. u need to hack the WFP (search for Windows File Protection)

WFP

2. look for the cleanup.cmd at http://unattended.msfn.org

DEL "%systemroot%\*.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\*.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\*.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\*.scr"

pls try to use the search feature in the future good luck!!!

[Saraband]

odd. windows never reinstalls the screensavers when i delete the files in dllcache first. how can it ?

[robszar]

The system screensavers. the are system files, protected by WFP. if you delete them it will prompt you for the windows xp cd. I'm looking for a way not to shut down WFP, I want to modify some .inf's so windows doesn't think there system files, can't seem to do it though.

[Astalavista]

hello

did u even bother to read my post above???

your not shutting down wfp

[robszar]

Right, I guess you didn't read my other post. I don't want to shut down WFP. I want to trick windows into thinking there not system files. I think I could do this by modifing some .inf files, but with not much luck so far

[Astalavista]

let me know if u can get it done. but i doubt it

[robszar]

I doubt it myself. what I did for now was modify the NTFS permissions, denied read to "everyone" and that takes them out of the list of screensavers in the display properties. but when I do a sp upgrade it looks for the .scr files. back to the drawing board.