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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Is that even possible these day? I would think that Windows regularly checks the integrity of system files to avoid malware.
Even if it didn't perform checks, it would be take a very talented programmer to extend the functionality of explorer.exe with a hex editor. While modifying existing values is trivial, inserting anything is not.
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Trivial, schmivial. Look at WINE. You don't like the way Explorer handles menus, you could always write your own binary-compatible operating environment from scratch! With a hex editor.
It's was a perfectly reasonable suggestion!
Jonathan Swift could make an excellent case in defense of it.