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arby
10-11-2006, 11:56 AM
Alright, i've had problems with viruses but fortunatly I got rid of them. Unfirtunatly every so often I come across a file missing from my computer like autoplay.exe and gpedit.msc which tend to be knida important in what i'm trying to do at the time.

So heres my question: does anyone know how to get these files back without re-installing windows? Is there somewhere I could download them then reinstall them?
PenguinLord13
10-11-2006, 03:19 PM
So heres my question: does anyone know how to get these files back without re-installing windows? Is there somewhere I could download them then reinstall them?
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I know for dll files you can go to DLL-files.com (http://DLL-files.com), they might even have some other essential system files. Other then that, search the internet, I would bet an arm and a leg that you can find something without too much effort. I could even give you the files from my PC (assuiming they're not a PC specific file containing personal info), just email me what the location they were lost from is if you know. Good luck with windows :barf:
Ynot
10-12-2006, 05:40 AM
might be safer to grab the missing files off of the original cd's, if you have them

there's a program called expand.exe on the windows cd
that'll decompress individual files (file.dl_ to file.dll)
TweaK
10-12-2006, 07:56 AM
There's a feature called Repair on the Windows CD which will fix your Windows system files, if you use Windows.
arby
10-12-2006, 07:13 PM
There's a feature called Repair on the Windows CD which will fix your Windows system files, if you use Windows.
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yeah, but that'll like uninstall all my apps and stuff.

Anyways, I found a way around it so i'll be leaving it for now.
TweaK
10-13-2006, 12:31 AM
yeah, but that'll like uninstall all my apps and stuff.

Anyways, I found a way around it so i'll be leaving it for now.
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Uhm, no it won't?
Kaniaz
10-13-2006, 01:39 AM
yeah, but that'll like uninstall all my apps and stuff.[/b]
The repair feature repairs things while leaving all your data alone. That's why it's not a reinstall, it's a repair. It doesn't always work but when it does it does so quite well, and is great for your scenario.