advantages of disabling SFC

[Chrysalis]

I disabled SFC in this current install of windows but soon noticed some weird stability issues, I dont know if its because windows has lost the protection of SFC and some rogue dlls are in place or just a coincidental event.

As I understand it disabling SFC offers the following advantages.

Speed up installation of windows considerably.

Allows removal/replacement of system files.

Removes some limitations due to # of hotfixes can be integrated.

Disadvantages.

Windows becomes more vulnerable to some exploits and rogue installers replacing key dlls.

Not sure and would like to know.

SFC disabled improves windows performance after installation?

Can SFC be disabled for fast install but then enabled after for protection?

Edited November 24, 2006 by Chrysalis

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

I disabled SFC in this current install of windows but soon noticed some weird stability issues, I dont know if its because windows has lost the protection of SFC and some rogue dlls are in place or just a coincidental event.

As I understand it disabling SFC offers the following advantages.

Speed up installation of windows considerably.

Allows removal/replacement of system files.

Removes some limitations due to # of hotfixes can be integrated.

Disadvantages.

Windows becomes more vulnerable to some exploits and rogue installers replacing key dlls.

Not sure and would like to know.

SFC disabled improves windows performance after installation?

Can SFC be disabled for fast install but then enabled after for protection?

Yes can "Just" enable it again after the installation...

(maybe this should be an option in Nlite Nuhi?)

I do it via cmdlines.txt - using a cmd bat file and a reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"SfcDisable"=dword:00000000

[Chrysalis]

great thanks, I did fresh install today and already my windows is acting weird, after installing many apps etc. I think now woithout SFC these apps have managed to replace system dlls causing problrms, will see.

hmm something else is still disabling sfc

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>sfc /scannow

Windows File Protection could not initiate a scan of protected system files.

The specific error code is 0x000006ba [The RPC server is unavailable.

].

[Innocent Devil]

nlite patches the "sfcfiles.dll" or "sfc_os.dll", isn't that causing it ??

[atomizer]

The specific error code is 0x000006ba The RPC server is unavailable.

i think that refers to either the "Remote Procedure Call" or the "Remote Procedure Call Locator" services. check those.

[Birds]

So you mean we can't re-enable it?