Another System 32 Problem

DavidB38

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I joined this forum hoping for some answers to my two questions. First, you should now I'm on Windows 7 home premium, and norton security is the worst thing ever.

Norton kept bugging me for money, so I decided to remove it from my computer. Once I did though, norton decided to take a bunch of important stuff with it, like system 32. Now my laptop is screwed.

Question 1. Can I sue the shit out of norton for this?
Question 2. Where can I download system 32 to put it back on my laptop to get everything back to normal? Or should I just send my laptop into a repair center and have them reload the missing files, because I'm not sure system 32 is the only one gone.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
system32 is not a file, it's a folder (C:\Windows\system32). If it was gone your laptop would not boot.

Are you getting error messages? If so, what are they (please be exact). If not, what are you trying to do?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo IdeaCenter 450
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 22" LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
Keyboard
Dell USB
Mouse
Lenovo USB
Internet Speed
Cable via Road Runner 3MB Upload, 30MB Download
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MBAM Pro, MBAE
Browser
Seamonkey
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
Well now the weird thing is it's all back to normal. I can't remember exactly what the error message was but it was C:/somethingsomething/system32/somethingsomething. But after turning my computer off, then back on while calling tech support, everything was back to normal. So I guess it's resolved, but I just wonder why it happened in the first place.

Can I still sue Norton? haha.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
Many if not most tech enthusiasts find a clean-copy installer for their version to clean reinstall to leave the factory bloatware behind. This is a much superior install which frees Win7 to be it's native feather-light, instantaneous self.

Here are tips for getting a purrfect clean reinstall of factory OEM: http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/125874-re-install-windows-7-a.html#post1086729

Until then, here are tips to clean up factory bloatware: http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...p-all-four-primary-partitions.html#post952573

Win7 troubleshooting fundamentals
 
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