Comments on: Windows Hacks: ‘The Escape’

By: Hassan

Hassan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:57 +0000

Too much effort. You don’t need anything like Linux livecd to replace a file locked by explorer.exe. Just run Resource Hacker when you have killed explorer.exe or had it shut down itself (goto Shutdown computer dialog box and while holding Ctrl+Shift+Alt click Cancel and explorer.exe closes itself gracefully). Then carry on with the relevant stuff in Resource Hacker as described above.

By: Mafaz

Mafaz — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:36:15 +0000

Excellent tip, thank you very much

By: Neo

Neo — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:15:09 +0000

Now that’s cool.

Think you just gave me the will i needed to windows to a nEodows operationg system.

By: Sathya

Sathya — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:40:58 +0000

Yet another excellent tip – Thanks Binny!

By: Binny V A

Binny V A — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:39:39 +0000

@Oliver
Exactly! You made it worth writing the post – thanks

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:23:50 +0000

Wow! That’s cool indeed!

I felt from the start that I could care less about closing a window with ‘Esc’ but kept reading anyway because this is so well written. Yet at one point I realised that my whole thinking had been wrong – this isn’t about closing a window with ‘Esc’ at all! “Hours of entertainment”: These 3 words are the key. Only lesser minds will care about something being useful. It’s immeasurably better to be entertained in the process of understanding!

By: Shoban

Shoban — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:51:37 +0000

Is it easier to do this using Autohotkey?? I think so. I havent tried it yet… BTW cool hack! Should try out once _

By: Aravind Jose T.

Aravind Jose T. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:13:10 +0000

Cool, Indeed.
Thanks.