Hi this may not be right place to ask this or it may be a bit of a daft question but here I go anyway.How can I force the display of windows file protection messages?Thanks.

Ifthis is true then should the SFCDisable registry key be set to 0 or do I need to do something else?

hi there ,You may disable WFP by setting the value SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon. By default, SFCDisable is set to 0, which means WFP is active. Setting SFCDisable to 1 will disable WFP. Setting SFCDisable to 2 will disable WFP for the next system restart only (without a prompt to re-enable). After WFP is disabled using the SFCDisable = 1 setting, the following message will appear after logon: Warning! Windows File Protection is not active on this system. Would you like to enable Windows File Protection now? This will enable Windows File Protection until the next system restart. <Yes> <No>. Additional Registry Settings All registry settings for WFP/System File Checker are located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon. By default, only Administrators and System will be able to modify these settings. SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) 0 = enabled (default). 1 = disabled, prompt at boot to re-enable (debugger required). 2 = disabled at next boot only, no prompt to re-enable (debugger required). SFCScan (REG_DWORD) 0 = do not scan protected files at boot (default). 1 = scan protected files at every boot. 2 = scan protected files once. SFCQuota (REG_DWORD) n = size (in megabytes) of dllcache quota. FFFFFFFF = cache-protected system files on the local hard drive. SFCShowProgress (REG_DWORD) 0 = System File Checker progress meter is not displayed. 1 = System File Checker progress meter is displayed (default). SFCDllCacheDir (REG_EXPAND_SZ) Path = local location of dllcache directory (default is %Systemroot%\system32\dllcache).hope the above information is helpfulsainath Windows Driver Development

Yes I have already found that article, that is why I asked the second question. So is he answer to my second question 'yes'?

hi there,i have already posted your second question in my reply to set the registry to 1 for disabling WPFsainath Windows Driver Development

Sorry I did not word my last post correctly. Thank you for your reply. As I said in my second post, I already know how to enable and disable WFP through the registry so I am presuming that enabling WFP (by setting the registry key SFCDisable to 0) also forces the display of WFP messages.