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eXcite · **Post subject:** Shell32.dll and Windows 8 **Posted:** Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:33 pm

I remember in the RP I once tried to edit shell32.dll to show the details pane on the bottom, because I didn't like it on the right side. When I restarted, I got a BSoD. It fixed itself, and in the process reverted my changes. Does it still do this in the RTM, or can I safely edit shell32.dll?

DeFacto

eXcite wrote:

I remember in the RP I once tried to edit shell32.dll to show the details pane on the bottom, because I didn't like it on the right side. When I restarted, I got a BSoD. It fixed itself, and in the process reverted my changes. Does it still do this in the RTM, or can I safely edit shell32.dll?

You can't just edit system files out-of-the-box on any Windows NT version... You need to disable SFC, make a backup of the file, edit and save the file and then test if it works fine.

eXcite

What is SFC? I have never had to disable anything before to edit the files.

DeFacto

Related to Windows File Protection... Basically, if Windows detects that there is a modified system file it will automaticaly restore the original file.

eXcite

I thought that was only in Windows XP.

DeFacto

eXcite wrote:

I thought that was only in Windows XP.

It was included in every version of Windows since Windows 2000...

eXcite

Ahh...so how would I go about disabling it in Windows 8?

DeFacto

eXcite wrote:

Ahh...so how would I go about disabling it in Windows 8?

Search around the web a bit, I think there is a registry key somewhere that disables it...

Athene

You can modify shell32.dll in Windows 8 RTM, but some UIFILE are encrypted

Proof :

Panda X

DeFacto wrote:

eXcite wrote:

I remember in the RP I once tried to edit shell32.dll to show the details pane on the bottom, because I didn't like it on the right side. When I restarted, I got a BSoD. It fixed itself, and in the process reverted my changes. Does it still do this in the RTM, or can I safely edit shell32.dll?

You can't just edit system files out-of-the-box on any Windows NT version... You need to disable SFC, make a backup of the file, edit and save the file and then test if it works fine.

You don't have to disable anything in Vista/7/8. Just open it up in a reshacker, make a change, rename shell32.dll to shell32.dll.bak or whatever you want, drop the modified shell32 in and restart explorer or reboot.

eXcite

Thanks to all of you. I just tried editing shell32.dll to make the details pane show at the bottom instead of the right, but when I restarted, in explorer it had moved to the left and I couldn't see any of my files. I reverted the changes.

DeFacto

Panda X wrote:

You don't have to disable anything in Vista/7/8. Just open it up in a reshacker, make a change, rename shell32.dll to shell32.dll.bak or whatever you want, drop the modified shell32 in and restart explorer or reboot.

I stand corrected. It seems they've dropped WFP/WRP in 7, used to be a pain in the butt to modify system files on XP for example...

XP1 · Last edited by compgeke on Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.

If anyone is having trouble moving the details pane to the bottom, I have written instructions (on Super User and below):
http://superuser.com/questions/494878/d ... 421#501421

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On Windows 8, in file explorer, how do I display the details pane at the bottom instead of on the right?

How do I display both the details pane and preview pane simultaneously?

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You need to edit system files.

After you modify the system files, you may have the details pane at the bottom and the preview pane on the right simultaneously.

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Instructions

Copy `%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll` and `%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll` to the desktop or to temporary directories.
Take ownership of and rename the original `shell32.dll` files.
- Save `Rename shell32.dll.bat`:
  Code:
  takeown /f "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
  icacls "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll" /grant Administrators:F
  ren "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll" "shell32.dll.bak"
  
  takeown /f "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll"
  icacls "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll" /grant Administrators:F
  ren "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll" "shell32.dll.bak"
- Right click on `Rename shell32.dll.bat` > Run as administrator > Yes.
Repeat the following steps for each `shell32.dll` on the desktop or in temporary directories:
- Right click on `shell32.dll` > Properties > For "Attributes", disable "Read-only" > OK.
- You will need either Resource Hacker, Anolis Resourcer, or Restorator.
- Resource Hacker
  - File > Open ... > Select the `shell32.dll` file.
  - UIFILE
    - 3 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="genericlayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 4 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="musiclayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="musiclayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 5 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="photolayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="photolayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 6 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="90rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 19 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 20 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
    - 21 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:
      Code:
      <duixml>
      <Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="genericlayoutstyle">
      <StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
      <PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
      <Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
      <PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectTitlePropertyString="prop:System.Computer.SimpleName;*System.Computer.Description" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.Computer.DomainName;*System.Computer.Workgroup;*System.Computer.Processor;System.Computer.Memory" layoutpos="Client"/>
      </Element>
      </PreviewBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
      <PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
      <ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
      </TemplateBackground>
      <Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
      <ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left" RootMgrClsid="{93319CCC-B277-48FF-95BD-6CDCCAFCBD31}"/>
      <Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="genericlayoutstyle" layout="filllayout()">
      <ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()">
      </ViewHost>
      </Element>
      </Element>
      </duixml>
  - File > Save.
  - File > Exit.
Copy the modified `shell32.dll` to its system directory.
- Right click on the Start corner > Command Prompt (Admin) > Yes.
  - Type:
    Code:
    cd %SystemDirectory%
    copy %DllPath%
    - While typing, replace `%SystemDirectory%` with `shell32.dll`'s system directory and `%DllPath%` with the path of the `shell32.dll` file.
- Verify that `shell32.dll` exists in its system directory.
  - Type:
    Code:
    dir "shell32.dll"
- Close the command prompt.
Charms bar > Settings > Power > Restart.

Sources

Detailbereich -details pane- im Explorer wieder nach unten setzen Windows 8 – Deskmodder Wiki:
http://www.deskmodder.de/wiki/index.php ... _Windows_8

Disadvantages

The downside that I have noticed so far is that explorer operations that require elevation will prompt user account control (UAC) dialogs with "unknown publisher". However, this is not a big deal for me because I do not need to edit protected files so often, and the benefit of having the details pane outweighs the disadvantage.

Shell32.dll and Windows 8

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