If an essential
Windows file gets whacked by a virus or otherwise corrupted, restore it from
the Windows CD. Search the CD for the filename, replacing the last character
with an underscore; for example, Notepad.ex_. If it's found, open a command
prompt and enter the command EXPAND, followed by the full pathname of the file
and of the desired destination: EXPAND
D:\SETUP\NOTEPAD.EX_ C:\Windows\NOTEPAD.EXE. If either pathname contains any spaces, surround it with double quotes.
D:\SETUP\NOTEPAD.EX_ C:\Windows\NOTEPAD.EXE. If either pathname contains any spaces, surround it with double quotes.
If the file isn't
found, search on the unmodified filename. It will probably be inside a CAB
file, which Win XP treats as a folder. Simply right-drag and copy the file to
the desired location. In other Windows platforms, search for a file matching
*.cab that contains the filename. When the search is done, open a command
prompt and enter EXTRACT /L followed by the desired location, the full pathname
of the CAB file, and the desired filename; for example: EXTRACT /L C:\Windows
D:\I386\Driver.cab Notepad.exe. Again, if the destination or CAB file pathname
contains spaces, surround it with double quotes.
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