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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: haloboy100 on January 13, 2008, 10:04:17 am

Title: Smss.exe
Post by: haloboy100 on January 13, 2008, 10:04:17 am

Hey all. I recently got a virus over MSN, so i scanned my computer with AVG free and it deleted my smss.exe file that windows XP uses on startup. apparently after searching the internet i learned that this file is very important, so does anybody know where i can get the legit clean version of smss.exe so i can get back on track? I'm getting this error (twice) on boot up about how XP is whining at me because it isn't there.

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: Herra Tohtori on January 13, 2008, 10:29:13 am

If you have a system restore partition or DVD(or CD's?), I suppose you could repair install the system?

That should essentially re-install the system files but leave other stuff untouched, although you should still backup all the important data you need to save before resorting to this. :nervous:

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: Jeff Vader on January 13, 2008, 11:31:30 am

Of course, if you have a 'legit' XP cd around somewhere, you could also try to do a... what's the English word... 'repairing' installation, that should reinstall that particular file. No guarantees, so backing up important data is once again advisable.

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: haloboy100 on January 13, 2008, 11:50:39 am

the virus deleted all my system restore files....

a legit copy of XP? oh, lobo, your funny! :lol:
he was joking right?

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: Jeff Vader on January 13, 2008, 12:06:23 pm

 :nervous: ...yeah, that's right. Joking.  :lol: Well, just google the damn file, download, run at least a spyware check on it and then punch it into the folder where Wind'ohs is trying to find it.

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: haloboy100 on January 13, 2008, 12:31:15 pm

yeah i googled, all i get were reports of viruses infecting the file. I couldn't find any place to download the file...not even the microsoft update website. anybody know a site to download it?

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: captain-custard on January 13, 2008, 01:30:12 pm

pm me ur mail ill send it to you, :D

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: vyper on January 13, 2008, 02:57:08 pm

SFC.exe?

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: haloboy100 on January 13, 2008, 03:00:18 pm

Quote from: andicirk on January 13, 2008, 01:30:12 pm

pm me ur mail ill send it to you, :D

or you can look in my profile :P

thanks :D

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: Stealth on January 13, 2008, 10:41:20 pm

very rarely can you just send system files like that.

boot from XP CD.
go to 'repair' the current installation
when the command prompt comes up, go to your windows folder, enter the administrator password if necessary.
type "fixboot" at the command prompt.

that should do it.

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: captain-custard on January 14, 2008, 03:57:17 am

after sending and listning to what happened , personally i think this is a result of a trojan/win32.net sky or something similar , id use combifix , google it and use it , this should sort things out if u dnt have back up cd

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: SadisticSid on January 14, 2008, 08:31:30 am

Quote from: Stealth on January 13, 2008, 10:41:20 pm

very rarely can you just send system files like that.

boot from XP CD.
go to 'repair' the current installation
when the command prompt comes up, go to your windows folder, enter the administrator password if necessary.
type "fixboot" at the command prompt.

that should do it.

That only fixes the boot sector, it has nothing to do with replacing missing files.

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: captain-custard on January 14, 2008, 08:52:48 am

the  file is there in windows/system 32, its the right size, i had the same problem with avg , i didcombo fix n all works fine

Title: Re: Smss.exe
Post by: G0atmaster on January 14, 2008, 02:22:09 pm

SFC requires a windows CD.

But if you have one, Start> Run... type SFC /scannow.