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To top everything off, the second Google result was: Error 35: Incompatible version of the RPC stub. ... Edit, The error incompatible version of the RPC stub happens because a programe you installed has installed another version of OLEAUT32.dll in your windows system ... www.eyo.com.au/tech-forum/posts/401587.html - 32k - Cached - Similar pages This was exactly the Error 35 message I got when I tried to do a Find in Internet Explorer. Out of curiosity I clicked on that link which took me to a series of newsgroup postings, the last of which had a link to the same Microsoft web page with the file that solved my problem. Every long story should have a moral, and this one does: When searching for technical information, it can often be found faster, and with more relevant results, by starting the search from Google. It worked for me, and I learned a lesson. From now on I’ll start my technical searches from Google, and search elsewhere (like on the Microsoft web site) only as a second choice. |
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That was the start of a conversation with a client who’d just deleted a file from the \windows\command folder. That’s because they’d received an urgent e-mail message from a friend, warning them of an unknown virus. The message they received was quite clever and, as of this writing, is still being forwarded by darned near everyone without a second thought. The e-mail indicated that the file to be deleted contains a virus that will launch within a week and needs to be zapped without delay. The reader is warned in — what else? — LARGE SIZED TYPE with lots of exclamation !!!!! points that if they do not act quickly they face destruction of all their files and folders. The message concludes by stating that none of the virus scanning programs can detect this viral threat. My client had one machine with Internet access and 2 stand-alone systems without Internet access. They followed the instructions in the message and found that all 3 of their systems contained the supposedly dangerous file. They deleted it as instructed and then, wondering if they’d done the right thing, gave me a call. In this case the filename was SULFNBK.EXE, but it could have been any file. If the hoax authors get away with this once, you can bet your bippy they’ll be back with something else. (In case you are wondering, SULFNBK.EXE is used to backup long file names when you upgrade from one version of Windows to another. If you don’t like the new version and want to go |