IMPORTANT !!!!!...re v*rus warning

["Tony Bevacqua" <tonysru2@xxxx>]

Just received. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DELETED sulfnbk.exe, keep on reading.
IF YOU DID NOT DELETE IT, DON'T! Please ignore my previous, "Virus Warning"
post.
Tony

> Sorry. Guess I was misinformed. A good friend just e-mailed me the
> following message to correct the problem that we created by being
> misinformed.
> Diane
>
> --------- Forwarded message ----------

> Dear Diane,
>
> I hate to tell you this, but you have been fooled into removing an
> important part of WINDOWS... please read the below copied section from
> Microsoft to restore what you have deleted...
>
> This is a common nasty trick people use to get others to delete parts of
> their operating system.
>
>
>
> Description of Sulfnbk.exe and How to Replace the Program File (Q301316)
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> The information in this article applies to:
>
>
> Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
> Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
> Microsoft Windows 98
> Microsoft Windows 95
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> SUMMARY
> This article describes the Sulfnbk.exe utility and how to restore it if
> it is deleted.
>
>
>
> MORE INFORMATION
> Sulfnbk.exe is a Windows utility that is used to restore long file names.
> This utility is not required to run Windows, but it is necessary if you
> need to restore long files names if they become damaged or corrupted.
>
> If this utility is removed, you can restore it by following the steps in
> the appropriate section of this article.
>
> Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
> To extract files in Windows Me, use the System Configuration utility:
> Click Start , and then click Run .
>
>
> Type msconfig , and then press ENTER.
>
>
> Click Extract Files . The Extract one file from installation disk dialog
> box is displayed.
>
>
> In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type drive
> :\windows\command\sulfnbk.exe (where drive is the drive on which the
> Windows folder is installed, usually drive C), and then click Start . The
> Extract File dialog box is displayed.
>
>
> Click Browse , and then browse to the location of the Windows
> installation files. If the installation files were copied to the hard
> disk, this location is C:\Windows\Options\Install by default. You can
> also insert the Windows Me installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
> drive, and then browse to that location
>
>
> Click OK , and then follow the instructions.
>
>
> Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition
> To extract files in Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition, use the
> System File Checker tool:
> Click Start , and then click Run .
>
>
> Type sfc , and then press ENTER.
>
>
> Click Extract one file from installation disk .
>
>
> In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type drive
> :\windows\command\sulfnbk.exe (where drive is the drive on which the
> Windows folder is installed, usually drive C), and then click Start . The
> Extract File dialog box is displayed.
>
>
> Next to the Restore from box, click Browse , and then browse to the
> location of the Windows installation files. If the installation files
> were copied to the hard disk, this location is C:\Windows\Options\Cabs by
> default. You can also insert the Windows installation CD-ROM in the
> CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and browse to that location.
>
>
> Click OK , and then follow the instructions.
>
>
> Windows 95
> To extract files in Windows 95, use the extract command. You can also use
> the extract command to extract files from Windows 98 or Windows Me if
> necessary.
> Click Start , point to Find or Search , and then click Files or Folders .
>
>
>
> In the Look in box, click drive C. Click to select the Include subfolders
> check box.
>
>
> In the Named or Search for box, type precopy1 .
>
>
> Click Find Now or Search Now . If the Precopy1 file does not exist on the
> hard disk, insert the Windows installation CD-ROM and repeat the search
> on the CD-ROM drive.
>
>
> When you find the Precopy1 file, note the location of the file (for
> example, C:\Windows\Options\Cabs). This is your source path.
>
>
> Click Start , and then click Run .
>
>
> The general form of the extract command is:
>
>
> extract source path \precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L c:\windows\command
> For example, if the source path is C:\Windows\Options\Cabs, the extract
> command is
> extract drive :\windows\options\cabs\precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L drive
> :\windows\command
> where drive is the drive on which Windows is installed (typically drive
> C).
>
> Type the following command, making the appropriate substitutions as
> previously noted:
> extract source path \precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L c:\windows\command
> Click OK .
>
>
> For additional information about extracting files in Windows, click the
> article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
>
> Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
> For additional information about long file names, click the article
> number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
> Q142982 How Windows Generates 8.3 File Names from Long File Names
> For information about the virus hoax regarding this file, see the
> following Symantec Web site:
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html
> The third-party contact information included in this article is provided
> to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information
> is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the
> accuracy of this third-party contact information.
>
>
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> Published Jun 8 2001 10:28AM Issue Type kbhowto
> Last Modifed Jul 5 2001 12:27PM Additional Query Words name removed
> replaced > WMEHEMJUN w98hemjun w98hemjul wmehemjul
> Keywords win98 kbWinME kbWin95 kbWin98 kbWin98SE
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>
> Hope this helps...
> Randy