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HughC - 31 Oct 2004 08:26 GMT

I'm using Win98SE. . .and ZoneAlarm is warning me that SPOOL32.EXE is
attempting to access the Internet. (The people at the ZoneAlarm forum refered
me here.)

Is this a legtimate file? It's located in \windows\system.

What makes me question the file is that I get warnings about this file after
I've been on the computer for several hours AND after I've printed several
jobs. If this was a print spooling file, wouldn't it launch at startup -- or
at least prior to printing? And for what reason would it need to access the
Internet?

Can I safetly delete the file?

Thanks.

Hugh

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PattyL - 01 Nov 2004 13:10 GMT

Yes, it is a legitimate Win98 file. In case yours is corrupt or infected,
you can extract a new spool32.exe from the Win98 installation CD to replace
the one on your system.

How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129605

Be sure to check for virus making sure that you have the latest virus
signature list for your virus scanning utility.

PattyL

> I'm using Win98SE. . .and ZoneAlarm is warning me that SPOOL32.EXE is
> attempting to access the Internet. (The people at the ZoneAlarm forum
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>
> Hugh

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