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SOLVED: have a look on the later posts

TASK: rename a file called TabletFilter.sys ( its my graphic tablet driver ) because windows 8 (my OS) apps needs an other driver then photoshop for the pin pressure. And I want to write a c++ program that just rename all driver files to .old

The code based on the rename example from cplusplus.com

#include <stdio.h>

int main ()
{
  int result;
  char oldname[] ="TabletFilter.sys";
  char newname[] ="TabletFilter.sys.old";
  result= rename( oldname , newname );
  if ( result == 0 )
    puts ( "File successfully renamed" );
  else{
    result= rename( newname , oldname );
    if( result == 0)
      puts ( "File successfully renamed" );
    else
      perror( "Error renaming file" );
  }
  return 0;
}

I tried “run as Admin” as well, but I still get

Error renaming file: No such file or directory

what can I do?

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EDIT:

The file is definitly in the same folder … i copyed them both there… even at c:\windows\ i tryed it … and i use a manifest

Executable: TabletRenameDriver.exe 
Manifest: TabletRenameDriver.exe.manifest
Sample application manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0"
     processorArchitecture="X86"
     name="TabletRenameDriver"
     type="win32"/> 
  <description>Description of your application</description> 
  <!-- Identify the application security requirements. -->
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel
          level="requireAdministrator"
          uiAccess="false"/>
        </requestedPrivileges>
       </security>
  </trustInfo>
</assembly>

i tryed uiAccess true and false.

Yes I have a problem with the rights
The driver is loaded but iam still able to change his name … dont know why, but its possbile. I tryed it. I want to solve this problem with c++ so pls dont tell me that there are many script languages out there that can handle the problem very well 😉 I know this

Answer 1

Thanks for all your help

I finished my programm and it works perfectly now

note: added "requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" via VS2012 Settings

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <Windows.h>

void main ()
{
    bool success = false;
    bool somethingWentWrong = false;
    PVOID OldValue = NULL;
    if( Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection(&OldValue) ) 
    {
        success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys.old");
        if(success){
          puts("from .sys to .sys.old");
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys.old");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf.old");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat.old");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
        }else{
          puts("from .sys.old to .sys");
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
        }
        if(somethingWentWrong){
          puts ( "ERROR: File were set to standart!" );
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\TabletFilter.sys.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.sys.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.inf.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
          success = MoveFile("C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat.old", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat");
          if(!success){ puts("ERROR: C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\tabletfilter.inf_amd64_e7d03235d8288d3b\\TabletFilter.cat.old not found"); somethingWentWrong = true;}
        }else
          puts ( "File successfully renamed" );
        Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection(OldValue);
    }
    for(unsigned long tick = GetTickCount() / 1000;  tick + 2 > GetTickCount() / 1000;){
    }
}

With only 48 lines of code … can a script be shorter?

PS: Revisiting this post after some time, I think there are quite a few ways to approach this issue differently. However, the main point still stands: If you want to do something like this, you have to run with admin permissions … and maybe use loops, lists/vectors and some proper string manipulation 😛