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winsvrc.exe is missing!!! please help!

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by bradleyr Dec 11, 2000 last reply Dec 11, 2000

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one of my users can't open applications like Excel, Word, Correl Word Perfect, Outlook Express. A box comes up saying that is can't locate winsvrc.exe or it is missing. It asks me to locate it. I can't even find this file on working machines!!! What do i do if i find it?

Anybody got any ideas? The OS is Win98.
Please, help!!!

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by syscokid Dec 11, 2000

You've been hit with the Navidad virus.

There's a utility to fix your system here:

http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=TROJ_NAVIDAD.A

(make sure if you cut and paste, there are no spaces in the url).

You can also get fixes at Symantec's and McAfee's sites.

by bradleyr Dec 11, 2000

THanks man!!! That helped.

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