I have followed the answer in this question however when I test my results are coming back the the extensions are still enabled
I have created a file in app/etc/modules called zzz_Disabled_Modules.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Mage_Downloadable>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Downloadable>
<Mage_Authorizenet>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Authorizenet>
<Mage_Rss>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Rss>
<Mage_Poll>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Poll>
<Phoenix_Moneybookers>
<active>false</active>
</Phoenix_Moneybookers>
<Mage_Bundle>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Bundle>
<Mage_Rating>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Rating>
<Mage_Tag>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Tag>
<Mage_Captcha>
<active>false</active>
</Mage_Captcha>
</modules>
</config>
I then have a file in my doc root called test.php
include('app/Mage.php');
Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID);
error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT);
Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
zend_debug::dump(Mage::helper('core')->isModuleEnabled('Mage_Poll'));
exit;
The result that comes back for all modules is bool(true)