I deleted winspool.drv :-(

Hi Folks, This must be an epidemic. I accidentally deleted this critical file (winspool.drv) If someone coud email it to me and let me know how to install it, I would be very grateful. Thanks very much. Bob

Check your email. Tom C.

To Whom It May Concern: MY OS (WinME) apparently also has this problem! If someone could please help me by emailing me a copy of this "Winspool.drv" file, I would greatly appreciate it. And thank you for your response. Sincerely, Rudy

Dear all, After further research, I found a much more clever way to reinstall the missing WINSPOOL.DRV file... (read the email below from a fellow named "Matt") WORKED FOR ME!!! Here's MY step-by-step process: - Goto the Start, select "RUN" - Type "msconfing" (without parenthesis) - On the System Configuration window, click the "Extract File" button. - On the "Specify system file" field, type "WINSPOOL.DRV" and click START - On the "Restore From" field, select or type: C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL - On the Save file in, type: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ and click, OK That should do it! -------------------- Subject: Re: WINSPOOL>DRV MISSING AFTER ME RE-INSTALL From: "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.com> Sent: 12/25/2003 3:06:22 AM OK, one thing at a time. A fresh 'compressed' copy of winspool.drv is located in the \win9x\WIN_16.CAB on your WinMe CD. Use msconfig.exe to extract and restore it to the Windows\System folder. My 'guess' is that re-installing WinMe has 'trashed' the path statements for all your non-Windows applications in the registry - which means that you are going to have to re-install them all again. You can change your product key etc. using regedit at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion But that means messing with your registry, at your own risk!! Under the circumstances - and there may be more 'surprises' - in store! - rather than 'over installing' you may be better cutting your losses by retrieving/backing-up your important data, starting over and doing a clean install. If you decide that you want to do a clean install, take a look at (and print out) the "cleanhd.txt" file in the win9x folder on your WinMe CD. You can also view the "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents" at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;271673 HTH and good luck Mart ---------------------

Help. I have deleted mine also and I don't have a clue as to how to get it back.

To Whom it May Concern, (129605) HOW TO Extract Original Compressed Windows Files Also, before posting a question. Try a Site Search. Either at the left, or top right of page. Might get lucky. Just use a common word, like for this instance; "winspool.drv". Good luck