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by i_velikov

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Help!!! Can somebody tell me whay mostly when i use windows media player and real one player i get this mesage and how i can fix it:

Windows file protection
Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been
replace by unrecognazed versions. To maintai system stability,
Windows must restore the original versions of these files.

Insert your Windows XP Pro CD-ROM now.

I have to leave the cd in all the time.

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by thechas

Sounds like you have been hit by a virus or some nasty Ad-Ware.

Update your anti-virus definition file, and run a full scan on your system.

Then, download and install 1 of the Ad-Ware removers.
Either AdAware from www.lavasoft.de
Or SpyBot Search and Destroy from www.download.com

After you have run both of these, insert your Windows CD in the CD drive. Exit the program that pops up.

Go to the run box and type sfc
Click on Run / Okay
Re-Start your PC.
When it starts up, Windows System File Checker will scan for bad or changed Windows System Files and replace them with the version on the CD.

Chas

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