Maybe you could use some kind of boot disk to open the file and check the contents... But I'm not sure if NTFS and boot disks come along very well... :p
I would also consider using hackman (HEX editor) to open file system and check the file from there, although, that's kinda hard... "Dietrich Ayala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks, but I tried that one straight away :) It's locked down, cannot even > copy it. > > Do any php-win developers have any idea why this is happening? I'm assuming > php is making some system call to write data to the hive, as it's not > accessible directly. It makes the same 3 writes every time it loads. > > TIA, > > -dietrich > > "DvDmanDT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can most likely compy the file, then open it... That's what I do on > the > > Apache logs.. :p > > "Dietrich Ayala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cannot open it, is locked by system. registry uses it (thanks marshall). > > > > > > here's the filemon (sysinternals.com) output: > > > > > > 1:36:31 PM php.exe:1380 SET INFORMATION > > > C:\WINNT\System32\Config\SOFTWARE.LOG SUCCESS Length: 8192 > > > 1:36:31 PM php.exe:1380 SET INFORMATION > > > C:\WINNT\System32\Config\SOFTWARE.LOG SUCCESS Length: 8192 > > > 1:36:31 PM php.exe:1380 SET INFORMATION > > > C:\WINNT\System32\Config\SOFTWARE.LOG SUCCESS Length: 12288 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Derick Rethans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Dietrich Ayala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] php-win32 writing to system32 dir? > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Dietrich Ayala wrote: > > > > > > > > > php.exe seems to be writing to this file every time it loads: > > > > > > > > > > C:\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG > > > > > > > > > > anyone have info on why this is happening, and how i would stop it? > > > > > > > > What does it put in that log? > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > Derick > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Interpreting what the GPL actually means is a job best left to those > > > > that read the future by examining animal > entrails." > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Derick Rethans > http://derickrethans.nl/ > > > > International PHP Magazine > http://php-mag.net/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php