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Posted: 10/02/05 - 22:31

Occulis
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 13299

Find a way to change the file date and time of a specific file (say, c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) to Jan 19, 2003.

Do it without opening a dos window or installing any 3rd party programs.

Send screenshots and I'll paypal you $3.50.

Also, no messing with the system clock. Smile

Posted: 10/02/05 - 22:34

Finigan
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3449

Does it count if I do it with photoshop?

Posted: 10/02/05 - 22:52

principessa
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3112

nt

Posted: 10/03/05 - 12:21

Callaren
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
Posts: 1602

Occulis wrote:

Find a way to change the file date and time of a specific file (say, c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) to Jan 19, 2003.

Do it without opening a dos window or installing any 3rd party programs.

Send screenshots and I'll paypal you $3.50.

Also, no messing with the system clock. Smile

This mean we can make our own program? Razz

Posted: 10/03/05 - 12:39

Occulis
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 13299

As far as Windows is concerned, the person running Windows is a 3rd party. Very Happy

Posted: 10/03/05 - 18:21

Callaren
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
Posts: 1602

Ok, how about using debug.com or .exe to edit the file?

Posted: 10/03/05 - 19:15

kireol
Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 7529

You could share the directory and change it from another computer. that works under all of those conditions. but it's cheap Wink

Posted: 10/03/05 - 19:22

IceIsFun
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 783

Just use notepad, do it with VBScript.

Posted: 10/03/05 - 21:59

Aluaeia
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
Posts: 5676

If you have the Windows 2000 resource kit installed (microsoft developed so not 3rd party)

Run "touch.exe /t 2003 01 19 03 30 45 c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

It will set the date on that file to 3:30:45 am on jan 19,2003.

Posted: 10/03/05 - 23:48

Occulis
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 13299

Touch is disqualified because it's a command-line tool. Smile

Also it's a UNIX world creation.

Very Happy

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