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 Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml