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Which file does what in W98?
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Which file does what in W98?
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm
Posted by Courtland Barber
(1 messages posted)
I would appreciate it if someone more knowledgable than I am could explain to me
what the "wininst.bat" file does, and whether or not it is essential to the operation
of Windows 98.
I am asking because my free anti-virus software keeps insisting that this file is
infected with a worm (opasoft), and asking me if I want to delete it. Dare I do so?
Apropos of this inquiry, is there any such thing as a Windows 98 SAQ (seldom asked
questions)? Information on how Wx actually works is very hard to come by in my experience.
I understand the need to protect proprietary secrets, but that shouldn't interfere
with listing a minumum operable file set, for instance. Thanks in advance for any
help you might offer.
cjbarber@email.org
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re: Which file does what in W98?
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 1:53 pm
Posted by m.lawrence
(69 messages posted)
Trust your antivirus....wininst.bat is a key component of windows,if it has been
infected let your antivirus try to remove it,otherwise you will have to reinstall
windows
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm, Courtland Barber wrote:
>I would appreciate it if someone more knowledgable than I am could explain to me
>what the "wininst.bat" file does, and whether or not it is essential to the operation
>of Windows 98.
>
>I am asking because my free anti-virus software keeps insisting that this file is
>infected with a worm (opasoft), and asking me if I want to delete it. Dare I do
so?
>
>Apropos of this inquiry, is there any such thing as a Windows 98 SAQ (seldom asked
>questions)? Information on how Wx actually works is very hard to come by in my experience.
>I understand the need to protect proprietary secrets, but that shouldn't interfere
>with listing a minumum operable file set, for instance. Thanks in advance for any
>help you might offer.
>
>cjbarber@email.org
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re: Which file does what in W98?
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 2:29 pm
Posted by trey
(7 messages posted)
Wininst.bat is not a key component of Windows. It can be used by programers as a
batch file.
There is a winist.bat virus/worm}http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/cuerpo.shtml
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 1:53 pm, m.lawrence wrote:
>Trust your antivirus....wininst.bat is a key component of windows,if it has been
>infected let your antivirus try to remove it,otherwise you will have to reinstall
>windows
>
>
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re: Which file does what in W98?
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 2:42 pm
Posted by trey
(7 messages posted)
That should be wininst.bat virus/worm.
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 2:29 pm, trey wrote:
>Wininst.bat is not a key component of Windows. It can be used by programers as a
>batch file.
>There is a winist.bat virus/worm}http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/cuerpo.shtml
>
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