Did you try rjkrash's suggestion of using "Inuse". How'd that go.
If your still desperate these two possibilities were fished off the net. The names of the files in question will have to be changed to "OLEAUT32.dll" I have just copied and pasted the articles. Again I repeat only if desperate. I don't have any experience with either suggestion and just post for your consideration.
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Number 1.
Locate the filelist.xml file in the WINDOWS\system32\Restore folder and
back up a copy of it. Open this file in Notepad and look in this
section:
<Exclude>
<REC>%windir%\system.ini</REC>
<REC>%windir%\tasks\desktop.ini</REC>
<REC>%windir%\win.ini</REC>
<REC>*:\AUTOEXEC.BAT</REC>
<REC>*:\CONFIG.MSI</REC>
<REC>*:\CONFIG.SYS</REC>
</Exclude>
You may be able to add <REC>%windir%\notepad.exe</REC> to the list of
Excluded files. I have not tried this, so cannot verify that it will
work. Use this method at your own risk.
--
Doug Knox, Microsoft MVP MPS-D
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
sys file copy
Number 2.
I know of a way to get aroud System File Protection. (Please don't do these
steps as you read this message, but rather memorize them because the last
steps need to be done quick! VERY QUICK! or XP will replace the file and it
won't work)
Here are the steps. (MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THE WINXP CD-ROM IN THE CD-ROM
DRIVE!)
1. Copy the "better" Notepad.exe to the clipboard.
(IF XP-CD ON HARD DRIVE) Rename the NOTEPAD.EX_ file on your WinXP CD-ROM
image on your hard drive, if you have the XP CD on your hard drive.
2. Go to C:\WINDOWS\System32\dllcache.
3. Paste the file there.
4. QUICKLY! Go back to C:\WINDOWS (using Backspace) and paste the file
there.
If you have done this correctly, a message should pop up saying that a bad
version of a Windows System file has been installed. Make sure you select
'Keep this file' or a similar option.
If it doesn't work, keep trying, because it will. Just do the two pastes
very fast.
Good luck

............................................................And good luck from me. PS post the answer when you finally work it out.