Window system file

[David]

I accidentally deleted the system32.exe file for winxp.
Is there any way i can download or retrieve it?

[Norm]

Strange, because my XP Home machine runs just fine without that file. You
actually don't want it because it's created by a Trojan virus. Read this:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/80586.html

"David" > wrote in message
...
> I accidentally deleted the system32.exe file for winxp.
> Is there any way i can download or retrieve it?
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You really don't want to get that file back. It's part of several
well-known viruses/worms. It is *not* a valid Windows file. Pay
particular attention to _all_ of the removal instructions:

W32.Kwbot.C.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.html

Additionally, MS-MVP Doug Knox has kindly scripted a tool that
should help:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"David" > wrote in message
...
> I accidentally deleted the system32.exe file for winxp.
> Is there any way i can download or retrieve it?