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

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Kevin Runyan

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