there is no shell32.dll file in my I386 folder....but there is a shell32.dl_ file in it!!!! so how can i modify it?? resource hacker cant open it!!! how to uncompress it to modify it?? and after modifying what to do for recompress it again in dl_ format???

Uncompress it with expand.exe. Then recompress it with makecab.exe

If you are on XP with SP 2 and all the updates.

1:\ Copy from here %systemdrive%\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll to

a folder Example %Systemdrive%\Shell

Then you can use Resource Hacker to mod that file.

how to use expand.exe commad???? i typed it in command line ..but no further instructions are given!!!

Here use this VBS script if you have XP SP2 and all the updates installed.

This is so you can use the most current shell32.dll as it get replaced by

some of the updates.

Save as CopyShell32.VBS

On Error Resume Next

Dim Act, Fso, SD

Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

SD = Act.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%SystemDrive%")

Fso.CreateFolder(SD & "\XP_Shell")

Fso.CreateFolder(SD & "\XP_Shell\Shell32")

Fso.CopyFile(SD & "\WINDOWS\system32\Shell32.dll"),(SD & "\XP_Shell\Shell32\Shell32.dll")

Act.Run(SD & "\XP_Shell")

expand.exe SHELL32.DL_ SHELL32.DLL

Hey, take it easy man, you could wear prematurely the ! and ? keys on your keyboard if you go on like that.

Read here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...122120121120120

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=354149

http://www.tburke.net/info/reskittools/topics/expand.htm

(Google is your friend)

jaclaz

how to use expand.exe commad???? i typed it in command line ..but no further instructions are given!!!

read the instructions

yup i got it!!! i extracted it!!! now should i put modified shell32.dll into $OEM$\$1\system32\ ....directory ?????

No, you should use modifype.exe on it, then recab it with makecab.exe and replace it into i386

See here: http://unattended.msfn.org/global/compress.htm

Edited December 8, 200520 yr by nakira

ok done!!! replaced shell32.dl_ with modified one!!! now have i to do any other modification with shell32??

dude a simple search would provide all the answers

OPen shell32.dl_ with winrar