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1.) Thanks for the tutorial, I may not of followed it step by step but it worked.
2.) Using a large file does not seem to matter. I am using a 19.8MB file and it works just fine.
No those files are not the same
The imageres.dll is just in C:\Windows\System32 folder
I am not sure why you can't find it or don't have it.
Windrider, thanks for ur quick replay. After I posted I went back and found it. I hadn't clicked on the System32 folder.Dah! Thanks again.
Hey Guys , Sorry To Resurrect , I followed this Guide and it Works Great ...... Until my 2nd or 3rd Reboot it seems to revert to the original imageres.dll , I even tried making a read only version but to no effect
Thanks
I couldn't replace the wave file using XN Resource Editor (ver 3.0.0.1), because it does not show any resource of type WAVE. You can't import any, nor replace the existing one. It's baffling, as there are a number of postings around the Internet where people describe using XN Resource Editor to replace the imageres.dll with a new wave file. But it's quite clear that when going to add a resource, type WAVE simply does not show in the list, and drag-and-drop does not work either.
Anyway, I ended up using ResHacker instead, which worked brilliantly (it even lets you play the file, just to be sure).
Unfortunately, if you run SFC /scannow, the file will be replaced. I can't seem to find the source library where the originals are located. Shouldn't you be able to update that library so that SFC finds a match and does nothing?
UPDATE: Ahhhh... think I found something. C:\Windows\winsxs\Backup. Within that are a bunch of files, two of them being identical copies of imageres.dll. One is preceded by the amd64, the other x86 (and very long, cryptic looking names at that). "imageres.dll" is embedded in the name, so this must be it. I'm going to try copying my updated imageres.dll file to this folder, named accordingly, and see if this solves the problem.
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I hate those silly hacks to pieces.....
Murphy's Law says "if something can go wrong, it probably will."
So, I prefer the easy way to do things.
That's why I downloaded & use this freebee 'Startup Sound Changer'
So, don't waste your time with those silly grief infested hacks.
Last edited by BobbyW; 29 Dec 2012 at 01:44. Reason: opps