Re: Vista 32 bit - file/properties/details tab missing info for .sys files

Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP

Is this issue seen for *all* .sys files, Mick?

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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"Mick" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> Just recently I have noticed that when viewing file properties for .sys
> files the 'details' tab contains very little information, as can be seen
> here with tcpip.sys:
> http://www.mikeyjames.com/psys.jpg
>
> It seems about 50/50 whether details from a .sys file will be interpreted
> properly by Vista. This was confirmed by using System Information:
> http://www.mikeyjames.com/sysinf.jpg
>
> I then noticed that a third party app (SiSoft Sandra) was able to read the
> info without any problems:
> http://www.mikeyjames.com/psandra.jpg
>
> I thought I'd try and see what effect changing the file extension had &
> changed it to tcpip.dll. This resulted in all the info being displayed:
> http://www.mikeyjames.com/pdll.jpg
>
> This also worked when I renamed to tcpip.exe. The problem happens on my
> laptop with Vista Business and Desktop with Vista Ultimate. I've tried
> running ShellExView and disabling any 3rd party extensions to no avail.
> Any ideas about what is going on here? Any ideas as to how I can get Vista
> to display the properties of system files properly?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mick
>
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