Filesystem Still Case Sensitive After Uninstalling SUA

Michael J. Wheeler · External Since: Feb 03, 2007 Posts: 5

Hello,

I installed SUA on my Vista Enterprise desktop machine to attempt to play
around with it. During the install, I chose to make the filesystem case
sensitive. After I determined it wasn't what I was looking for, I
uninstalled it.

Now, it appears my filesystem is still in "case sensitive" mode. If I go
into Control Panel->System->"Advanced system settings", I get an error
message saying "Windows cannot find
'C:\windows\system32\systempropertiesadvanced.exe' Make sure you typed the
name correctly, and then try again".

When I browse to the system32 directory, the executable is there, but it's
named "SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe". The same thing happens with the other
"Tasks" within the System Control Panel.

I did find a reference to a registry setting:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\kernel\obcaseinsensitive, but setting it to 1 made no difference.

Any other ideas?

Brandon Siegel · External Since: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 1

Michael J. Wheeler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed SUA on my Vista Enterprise desktop machine to attempt to
> play around with it. During the install, I chose to make the filesystem
> case sensitive. After I determined it wasn't what I was looking for, I
> uninstalled it.
>
> Now, it appears my filesystem is still in "case sensitive" mode. If I go
> into Control Panel->System->"Advanced system settings", I get an error
> message saying "Windows cannot find
> 'C:\windows\system32\systempropertiesadvanced.exe' Make sure you typed
> the name correctly, and then try again".
>
> When I browse to the system32 directory, the executable is there, but
> it's named "SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe". The same thing happens with
> the other "Tasks" within the System Control Panel.
>
> I did find a reference to a registry setting:
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
> Manager\kernel\obcaseinsensitive, but setting it to 1 made no difference.
>
> Any other ideas?

I'm having the same issue. I recall somewhere else seeing an option to
set case sensitivity, but I can't recall where. Anyone?

--Brandon Siegel

Michael J. Wheeler · External Since: Feb 03, 2007 Posts: 5

Ya know.. I pay for a TechNet subscription, so someone from Microsoft is
SUPPOSED to reply to my message..

... Bueller? Bueller?

Brandon Siegel wrote:
> Michael J. Wheeler wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I installed SUA on my Vista Enterprise desktop machine to attempt to
>> play around with it. During the install, I chose to make the filesystem
>> case sensitive. After I determined it wasn't what I was looking for, I
>> uninstalled it.
>>
>> Now, it appears my filesystem is still in "case sensitive" mode. If I go
>> into Control Panel->System->"Advanced system settings", I get an error
>> message saying "Windows cannot find
>> 'C:\windows\system32\systempropertiesadvanced.exe' Make sure you typed
>> the name correctly, and then try again".
>>
>> When I browse to the system32 directory, the executable is there, but
>> it's named "SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe". The same thing happens with
>> the other "Tasks" within the System Control Panel.
>>
>> I did find a reference to a registry setting:
>> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
>> Manager\kernel\obcaseinsensitive, but setting it to 1 made no difference.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>
> I'm having the same issue. I recall somewhere else seeing an option to
> set case sensitivity, but I can't recall where. Anyone?
>
> --Brandon Siegel