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29489 2002-01-01 23:12:00 My O/s Win98.
Due to a HOAX I deleted file
sulfnbk.exe as a Virus.
How can I retreive.
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29490 2002-01-01 23:50:00 [CREDIT: Langa.com]
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'...Here's the correct way to restore ANY Windows 'system file(s)' to its original, pristine and unaltered condition.

For the purpose of this exercise, the file SULFNBK.EXE (subject of recent 'virus-hoax') is used.

In Windows98, most system files [including the original copy of SULFNBK.EXE] are found in compressed CAB ('cabinet') Files on the original Windows Setup CD or floppies. If your copy of Windows came on CD, you'll find SULFNBK.EXE inside the PRECOPY1.CAB is the CAB file. If you have Win98 on floppies, SULFNBK.EXE is inside PRECOPY2.CAB on Disk 2.

Some utilities [such as WinZip - http://www.winzip.com] let you treat CAB files exactly the same as ZIP files. WinZip can open the CAB files to let you see what's inside, mark any file for extraction, and then extract it to the location you designate.

If you don't have WinZip or a similar easy-to-use extraction tool, you can use the command-line EXTRACT.EXE which ships with Windows. It's normally found in the \Windows\Command folder.

To use EXTRACT, first, open a DOS box: Click to Start/Run and type the word COMMAND on the run line. Hit OK, and a DOS ('Command') box will open.

Next, get your Windows CD or floppies. In the following example, we'll assume you have a CD and that your CD drive is D:. Adjust the commands as needed for other drives or locations.

In the DOS box, type:

cd \windows\command

This gets you into the correct folder, usually C:\Windows\Command. Next, type:

extract d:precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe

and hit enter. (Answer 'Y' if asked.)

That's it - your brand-new copy of SULFNBK.EXE is now in Windows\Command, as it should be.

If you want to know more of what EXTRACT can do, just type EXTRACT /? in the DOS box...'

Cheers!!!

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29491 2002-01-03 01:49:00 Thank you
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