System32.exe?????

[Apheleon]

Ok I'm getting upset.

I have Windows XP SP-1, I have and always had System32.exe on my system. As a matter of fact it always appeared in my task manager processes list.

Now here's the deal, I havn't ran any virus scanners in about 2 months. So today I do.

Ends up my System32.exe file is infected, so I go into safe mode and remove System32.exe.

As of now, I have no more infections or viruses on this system.

HOWEVER, every time I boot up into windows I get a message saying C:\Windows\System\System32.exe the file cannot be found.

"Of course, it can't be found" I say, I just removed it. So since I don't have the file I asked a friend who also uses XP Pro SP-1 for the file, but turns out HE DOESNT EVEN HAVE THE FILE.

Also, I ask another friend, he says, "XP doesn't have System32.exe"

So my question is, why the hell did I always have a System32.exe file, and how come after I removed it Windows keeps asking for it? I OBVIOUSLY NEEDED THIS FILE FOR SOME REASON!

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS FILE FOR? DO I NEED IT? I would like to somehow restore this file back onto my comp so I can resolve this error message, BUT IT SEEMS EVERYONE WITH WINDOWS XP DOESNT HAVE THIS FILE!

What the HELL is this file for? And if what my friend says is true, then why the hell do I have this file in XP but NOOOO one else has one?

What is this file for?