Blaster Worm - unable to start windows

[erpara]

Does he have dial-up or high speed internet - if he has
high speed, i would disconnect the internet cable from
the computer before you start the machine - i believe the
worm activates when you're connected to the internet.

>-----Original Message-----
>We think that my friend has the Blaster Worm virus but
he
>is unable to start windows for enough time to add the MS
>patch or run the Symantec Remove tool. As soon as
Windows
>starts up he gets a messages saying that he is shutting
>down.
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Many thanks
>Simon
>
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