Re: notepad deleted

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:04:02 -0700, BigT wrote:

> "Richard Schafer" wrote:
>
>> This is a common virus that renames notepad.exe in your
>> ....windows/system32 folder to something else and replaces it with a
>> bogus version of notepad.exe.
>>
>> If all Norton did was delete the bogus version in the system32 folder,
>> you can probably find a good version (about 65kb) of notepad.exe is
>> also in your main "windows" folder... if it is there, copy it to the
>> system 32 folder and see if notepad now works...
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>
>> =========On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:02:02 -0700, "billz"
>> <billz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:===========
>>
>>> nortons deleted my notepad because it had a virus that it said it
>>> couldnt repair the file. is thier any way to reinstall notepad without
>>> doing a total reinstall of xp home?
>>
>>
>>
> Hi,
> That sounds like a great idea and should work. However, in my case all
> instances of notepad.exe are deleted. Panda eliminated them when the virus
> attacked. I have files that I need to access via Notepad and really need the
> program. I installed SP2 from an update online also and so when WFP asks for
> the SP2 CD, i of course have none. Does Microsoft offer a download of
> Notepad anywhere?? This is pretty harsh and apparently near impossible to
> replace. Restore will not undo the damage either.
> Thanks,
> BigT

Start> Run> MSCONFIG. You will find an "Expand" button in this tool. You
can use it in conjunction with the XP CD to expand a new copy of a single
file such as notepad.exe. This works with the retail CDs and the generic
OEM CD.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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