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re: No rstrui.exe file Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 4:39 pm Posted by cogs (142 messages posted) is it in your i386 folder? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: No rstrui.exe file Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5:43 pm Posted by Rich Kurtz (11778 messages posted) It should be in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore. It's on the XP CD as \I386\RSTRUI.EX_. Use the expand command to uncompress it from there to where it belongs. Enter expand /? at a command prompt for usage information. Be aware that this is also a possible sign of a malware infection as one of the things some malware does is try to disable System Restore. If you're not sure, follow directions at any of the following sites. The folks there are dedicated to malware removal and will be able to help you determine if your system is infected and if so how to clean it up. They require that you register but they are all free. Also be patient as they are usually very busy: WhattheTech GeeksToGo Spyware Beware [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: No rstrui.exe file Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 6:07 pm Posted by Blitzz6 (14 messages posted) Thank you all. Problem fixed. I had to use my win xp cd. On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5:43 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote: >It should be in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore. > It's on the XP CD as \I386\RSTRUI.EX_. Use the expand command to >uncompress it from there to where it belongs. > Enter expand /? at a command prompt for usage information. > Be aware that this is also a possible sign of a malware infection as one of the >things some malware does is try to disable System Restore. If you're not sure, follow >directions at any of the following sites. The folks there are dedicated to malware >removal and will be able to help you determine if your system is infected and if >so how to clean it up. They require that you register but they are all free. Also >be patient as they are usually very busy: > >WhattheTech >GeeksToGo >Spyware Beware [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: No rstrui.exe file Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm Posted by Rich Kurtz (11778 messages posted) That's good news, thanks for letting us know. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum