Downgrade to previous version of UNIDRV.DLL (Universal Pri..

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We are experiencing a problem where a service (Fabsoft’s Reform print spooler
service) on our W2K Domain Controller is not starting up automatically after
a reboot. In addition our fax software, Tobit's FaxWare, also works best with
the previous version. This apparently began after an update to the Universal
Printer Driver UNIDRV.DLL. What process actually updated this I have not been
able to determine. This file is currently at version 0.3.1282.1, product
version 5.1.2600.1147. The previous version which worked without this problem
was 0.3.1281.0, product version 5.1.2600.1106. I have a copy of the previous
version with both service’s install files. I have renamed all copies of the
updated version including in the C:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 and
C:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 and placed a copy of the previous version in
these two locations, but after rebooting the previous version is overwritten
with the updated again. Where can I find what it causing the updated version
to overwrite?
Thanks in advance!

 

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The file is probably protected. Check the %systemroot%\system32\dllcache
folder. Be sure to also check the dependency structure to see what else may
need to be replaced.

You can run depends.exe against the DLL to check dependencies

You'll find depends.exe within
http://www.dependencywalker.com/

Description of the Windows 2000 System File Checker Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/system_file_checker.mspx

Description of the Windows 2000 Windows File Protection Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=222193

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"Rainier" wrote:
| We are experiencing a problem where a service (Fabsoft's Reform print
spooler
| service) on our W2K Domain Controller is not starting up automatically
after
| a reboot. In addition our fax software, Tobit's FaxWare, also works best
with
| the previous version. This apparently began after an update to the
Universal
| Printer Driver UNIDRV.DLL. What process actually updated this I have not
been
| able to determine. This file is currently at version 0.3.1282.1, product
| version 5.1.2600.1147. The previous version which worked without this
problem
| was 0.3.1281.0, product version 5.1.2600.1106. I have a copy of the
previous
| version with both service's install files. I have renamed all copies of
the
| updated version including in the C:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3
and
| C:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 and placed a copy of the previous version
in
| these two locations, but after rebooting the previous version is
overwritten
| with the updated again. Where can I find what it causing the updated
version
| to overwrite?
| Thanks in advance!