for file downloads look at the instructions below
for Windows the World has ever seen!
Unfortunately it didn't run anymore
under Microsoft Windows® Vista
up to now...
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If you plan to use your File Manager to edit access
control list information too (2nd thumbnail screen shot), you need
some extra
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Introduction That's what the World has really been waiting for: Since Microsoft changed certain API libraries under Windows Vista, it wasn't possible to run the good old File Manager (winfile.exe) anymore. With this website, the never-ending story's Revival of one of the most clear, efficient and fastest file management tools under Windows has started! In those rare moments when I was using Windows Vista to work with, I was frequently annoyed about the slow and lame explorer application which was pumped with loads of 32-bit True Color Icons, animated menubars, hidden folders, drive-abstracted desktop views and panes presenting you all possible operations to perform like links on a website. For somebody who never worked with a Computer before, explorer might be the best choice to start with, but for me and many others it's just a nightmare. Now let's stop talking about problems and see what kind of solution I can provide for you. |
- You need the file manager executable (winfile.exe) from
Windows NT 4.0 in the desired language. It's contained in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (sp6i386.exe, in your language), which can
be downloaded for free at Microsoft without registration procedure. If
the link here doesn't work just go to www.microsoft.com and search for
the mentioned Service Pack, it should be easy to find. If you already
have a 32-bit NT-version of the File Manager with long filename
support, you can skip this step. Once you have downloaded your Service
Pack, just execute it this way:
sp6i386.exe /X . This will open a Window prompting you to enter a directory where to extract all files of the Service Pack without installing them. When you are done extracting the files, copy winfile.exe to a working directory.
- File Manager needs some helper files to start under Vista.
Download them here and copy them
to the working directory where you placed winfile.exe.
- Finally File Manager (winfile.exe) has to be revived in order to make use of the helper files instead of the native Windows libraries with those it wouldn't work with. Download the wfrevive program to your working directory.
- Run wfrevive.exe in the working directory, where winfile.exe is located.
- You're done. just run winfile.exe
and enjoy!
- These extra steps are required to follow, if you want the
access control list (ACL) editor in the File Manager work too (menu
"Security", entries "Permissions", "Owner", "Audit"). You will need
some files from an installed Windows XP (in the desired language).
- Follow the steps 1-4 from the section above.
- Delete the acledwr.dll
file in your working directory.
- Copy the following files from your Windows XP \Windows\System32
directory to your working directory and rename them as follows
(originalname => newname):
- acledit.dll => acledwr.dll
- mpr.dll =>
mxp.dll
- mprui.dll => mxpui.dll
- netui0.dll => netxp0.dll
- netui1.dll => netxp1.dll
- netui2.dll => netxp2.dll
- acledit.dll => acledwr.dll
- Download this additional acl-function-revival program to your working directory and run xpaclptc.exe.
- You're done! To test it, run winfile.exe, select a file on
a NTFS-drive and select one entry of the "Security" menu (or click the
key-icon on the toolbar once you've selected a filename.
- If you encounter problems with the font
display like the ones displayed below, you have to go to the
"Options"/ "Font" menu and choose the font
"MS Sans Serif" instead of "Microsoft Sans Serif".
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- If you encounter any problem, don't hesitate to write me:
