At 12:31 PM 2/26/2002, Kevin Runyan wrote:
>i recently opened what appeared to be a 'trusted' .exe file in outlook express and was
>infected with the magistrate win32 virus on my laptop and, after using houseclean online
>virus scan, deleted two of my win32 files--one was win32\spool and the another was the
>win32\tapi file? (they were listed as 'uncleanable').
>
>
>Subsequently, I have been unable to reconnect to my networked printer (or local printer
>for that matter). I've looked for ways to download/repair my win32 missing files (i
>assume this is what it needs?), but do not see a fix in sight. When I try to install a
>printer, an open port is not recognized and am instructed to restart the computer.
>Should i try to 'restore the registry?"
>
>System information:
>
>Win98
>IBM Thinkpad 390E
>32 mg RAM
>3 gig hard drive
>333 mhz PII processor


There are two options that come to mind.
1) You can simply reinstall Windows98 and it will leave your existing settings
      in place and replace any missing files.
2) You can use System File Checker (Sfc.exe) to replace and missing or
     corrupted files in your existing Windows 98 installation.  Just click on
     Start / Run and type in: SFC.EXE and click on OK.
      This is explained on our website at:
       http://freepctech.com/articles/articles.php?ArticleId=37
      This is an existing utility built into Windows98 and works well.

    Bob Wright
The NOSPIN Group
http://freepectech.com

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