reflector tool in .Net

Question

hi,

when i try to open a system dll "sfc.dll" in the reflector tool, then it does not get opened in the reflector. it shows an error "sfc.dll does not contain a CLI header"

can anybody tell the cause for this and resolve the issue?

 

regards,

divya

 

Answer 1

Divya,

If this is sfc.dll installed in %systemroot%\system32\ this is a native-code module used in the system file protection facilities the OS provides. The reason you're getting that error is because this is not a managed assembly. Reflector operates on the MetaData present in managed assemblies, which native modules do not contain.

Are you having a particular problem with sfc.dll that you're trying to investigate? If you can shed some light on the overall problem you're trying to solve perhaps we can point you in the right direction.

Regards,
Jon

Answer 2

thanks for the reply jon,

yes, u r right... i am talking of the system32 sfc.dll. i want to know what this DLL actually contains?

what the sfc means???

plz help me in sorting this problem...

regards,

divya

 

 

Answer 3

SFC should expand to system file checker.

Check out more information at http://www.auditmypc.com/process/sfc.asp

 

Answer 4

 

>>  i am talking of the system32 sfc.dll. i want to know what this DLL actually contains?

 

If you are really curious, you can use any PE viewer to view the internals of this native binary. The two best ones that spring to mind are -

PEDUMP - http://wheaty.net/pedump.zip

PEBrowse - http://www.smidgeonsoft.prohosting.com/pebrowse-pro-file-viewer.html

 

HTH,

-Mithun