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[WIN] xpsp3res.dll

Started by Guest_andytek_*, Dec 05 2005 03:46 AM

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#1 Guest_andytek_*

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 03:46 AM

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xpsp3res.dll

While browsing through the system folder, I found a very interesting file called xpsp3res.dll. Here's some information about the DLL.

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xpsp3res.dll (Service Pack 3 Messages) is a component from the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System version 5.1.2586 by Microsoft Corporation. xpsp3res.dll version 5.1.2586 has a file size of 2,048 bytes, and is most commonly found under the directory "$NtUninstallKB890046$" with a creation date of September 7, 2005. This is not a known spyware, adware, or trojan component. Microsoft Windows is the most widely used PC operating system.

Besides the obvious LOL from this description, this is the absolute proof we've all been waiting for. There will indeed be an XP SP3! (The only little old question is, when? :D)

On a side note, which DLL contains the Windows Security Center?

Edited by andytek, 05 December 2005 - 04:33 AM.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 03:52 AM

Only Microsoft knows what's going to go into xpsp3res.dll :lick:

As for security center, you're looking for xpsp2res.dll and wscui.cpl.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 04:01 AM

No, but it's already there. And it contains only one (1) icon:

Attached File  Unknown.ico   2.49K   1535 downloads

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 04:25 AM

First off, I'm definitely NOT pinning this topic as it's hardly worthwhile.

Also, there's no doubt there will be an SP3. It's been brought up several times over now, but the (exact) timeframe is still up-in-the-air.

Plus, any hotfix released after SP2 is identified as pre-SP3 and could have included such a placeholder DLL.

In addition, your description is quite lacking and you would be better off referring to the instance in system32.

Finally, the icon suggests its related to WMP and downloading online music.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 02:09 PM

View PostTaco Bell, on Dec 4 2005, 21:25, said:

Finally, the icon suggests its related to WMP and downloading online music.

You mean like in Windows XP? :)
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 03:45 PM

@ahanix1989: Ah yes, there you go then.

I tried to hunt it down some last night, but I wasn't coming across it. However, I also have the tasks pane disabled, so that explains why I wouldn't have seen it. ;)

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 05:29 PM

Yes, I do a LOT of icon replacing in Windows XP (Interestingly enough, if I even THINK about touching the icons in user32.dll, it completely breaks the cd.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 06:12 PM

View Postahanix1989, on Dec 5 2005, 10:29, said:

Yes, I do a LOT of icon replacing in Windows XP (Interestingly enough, if I even THINK about touching the icons in user32.dll, it completely breaks the cd.

pffft! Been there, done that! Try manually replacing the icons in shell32.dll. Now that's fun.

BTW, I have hacked and replaced more than 95% of the user icons in my windows installation with Gant 3 icons.

Edited by Big POPPA Pump, 05 December 2005 - 06:13 PM.

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 11:04 PM

Dude. I have replaced the icons in shell32.dll more times than you can imagine. I think it's that which made me suicidal. My "Icons" folder for icons to be put in is 325MB...

Some mod picture:
http://ahanix.org/mod/
http://www.ahanix.or...es/screenshots/


Now you can't tell me this isn't some pimp-ass modding skillz:
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 11:15 PM

WOW. Neat. Where can you get it?

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 11:19 PM

I dont care to be bothered by icon folders. My XPSP2 installation files are hacked to install my custom icons.

And no this has nothing to do with modding skills. It just requires a good knowledge of the inner layouts of the installation files. After that its a piece of cake to replace the resource within each file.

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 12:18 AM

I just edited the network led dll earlier before SP2 to make send signal color defferent than received signal, but after SP2 i didnt re do it .

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 01:20 AM

I, personally, think that after MSN Music was first introduced, post-SP2, they decided to start working on a SP3 DLL.

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 03:50 AM

Or perhaps it's a placeholder for the future updates, as was suggested earlier? Because they already knew (Hell, we all knew) SP3 would exist. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a SP4

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 03:58 AM

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No... don't bring back memories of Win2k... NOOO... :hehe:

Edited by andytek, 06 December 2005 - 04:00 AM.

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