RPC Service causing WindowsXP restart

[Alasdair Thomson]

My WindowsXP professional has started restarting automatically (it gives you
a minute to save your work) because it says that the Remote Procedure Call
(RPC) service has crashed.

This always happens a few minutes after connecting to the internet. Has
anyone any ideas?

Alasdair Thomson

[Jim Macklin]

Yes, the virus writer who created the new worm. You didn't
install the patch a month ago and you are infected.
You need to visit McAfee or Norton websites for the virus
removal tool, update your anti-virus software and install
all the MS critical updates.


"Alasdair Thomson" > wrote in message
...
| My WindowsXP professional has started restarting
automatically (it gives you
| a minute to save your work) because it says that the
Remote Procedure Call
| (RPC) service has crashed.
|
| This always happens a few minutes after connecting to the
internet. Has
| anyone any ideas?
|
| Alasdair Thomson
|
|

[Alasdair Thomson]

Thank you very much for the assistance. I used the Symantec worm remover and
then installed the Microsoft patch and am now back to normal.

Alasdair Thomson

"Alasdair Thomson" > wrote in message
...
> My WindowsXP professional has started restarting automatically (it gives
you
> a minute to save your work) because it says that the Remote Procedure Call
> (RPC) service has crashed.
>
> This always happens a few minutes after connecting to the internet. Has
> anyone any ideas?
>
> Alasdair Thomson
>
>