shutting down

[cal]

hi i use windows xp home, i have had problems before with
the pc not shuting down and we have ot leave it in standby
mode. but now when i go to use the pc it gets to the
windows xp loading screen and then it restarts the machine
all by it self i dont get to any other screen it just
restarts and ideas as im running out of patience with xp
very quickly.

[Tom Brown]

Cal,

Sorry you are running out of patience with XP. I guess you don't remember
junk like Win3.1 or WinME.

It sounds like you might have a Blaster worm. I did a search (you can do
the same) with Edit/Find/Messages and searched for "Shutting down" in the
subject line. One of the messages and replies came from Kelly. I'll include
part of it below. There is also another one that I copied for you. Maybe
you should read the part about the Internet Firewall.

Good luck,

Tom

===========================
Start here:

To stop the reboots: Go to Start/Run and type in: services.msc. Scroll down
to Remote Procedure Call (RPC)/Recovery/First Failure/Restart the Service.

Close Windows Explorer, run the edit on line 257 which includes the prompt
for the patch once your system has been cleaned.

This script removes all variants of the W32.Blaster.Worm (original, B, C, D,
E and F) and will inform you whether or not the patch is already installed.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm. Direct download:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/msblast.vbs

More information here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

MS Blaster Tool: http://tinyurl.com/3h8kw
========================================


Next one ............
=========================================
Your computer is now infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm or
one of its variants. This happened because you have not
been using an internet connection firewall and have
apparently neglected to install the critical updates
available at the Windows Update website.
-----------------------------------------------------------
-------
If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
or reboot, quickly go to:

Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
This opens the Command Prompt window.

Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.
-----------------------------------------------------------
-------
Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
(To enable the built-in firewall, go to:
Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet
Connections, then click Network Connections. Right-click
your connection, then
Click Properties, and on the Advanced tab, click the option
"Protect my computer and network..." Note: the built in
firewall only monitors incoming traffic not outgoing (ie
spyware, trojans, etc.. you may have on your system).)
=========================================


"cal" > wrote in message
...
> hi i use windows xp home, i have had problems before with
> the pc not shuting down and we have ot leave it in standby
> mode. but now when i go to use the pc it gets to the
> windows xp loading screen and then it restarts the machine
> all by it self i dont get to any other screen it just
> restarts and ideas as im running out of patience with xp
> very quickly.

thanks for your reply but i cant do any of the below
because the pc doesnt get that far i dont get to the
windows screen before it resets it self. basically i
switch it on it starts to load when it says press del for
set up and blah blah blah and hten it goes to the windows
loading screen then it resets it self. so it basically
switches on then resets within 45 seconds so i have no
idea but thanks anyway
>-----Original Message-----
>Cal,
>
>Sorry you are running out of patience with XP. I guess
you don't remember
>junk like Win3.1 or WinME.
>
>It sounds like you might have a Blaster worm. I did a
search (you can do
>the same) with Edit/Find/Messages and searched
for "Shutting down" in the
>subject line. One of the messages and replies came from
Kelly. I'll include
>part of it below. There is also another one that I copied
for you. Maybe
>you should read the part about the Internet Firewall.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Tom
>
>===========================
>Start here:
>
>To stop the reboots: Go to Start/Run and type in:
services.msc. Scroll down
>to Remote Procedure Call (RPC)/Recovery/First
Failure/Restart the Service.
>
>Close Windows Explorer, run the edit on line 257 which
includes the prompt
>for the patch once your system has been cleaned.
>
>This script removes all variants of the W32.Blaster.Worm
(original, B, C, D,
>E and F) and will inform you whether or not the patch is
already installed.
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm. Direct
download:
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/msblast.vbs
>
>More information here:
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc
>
>MS Blaster Tool: http://tinyurl.com/3h8kw
>========================================
>
>
>Next one ............
>=========================================
>Your computer is now infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm or
>one of its variants. This happened because you have not
>been using an internet connection firewall and have
>apparently neglected to install the critical updates
>available at the Windows Update website.
>----------------------------------------------------------
-
>-------
>If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
>or reboot, quickly go to:
>
>Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
>This opens the Command Prompt window.
>
>Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.
>
>This should halt the rebooting problem.
>----------------------------------------------------------
-
>-------
>Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>(To enable the built-in firewall, go to:
>Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet
>Connections, then click Network Connections. Right-click
>your connection, then
>Click Properties, and on the Advanced tab, click the
option
>"Protect my computer and network..." Note: the built in
>firewall only monitors incoming traffic not outgoing (ie
>spyware, trojans, etc.. you may have on your system).)
>=========================================
>
>
>"cal" > wrote in
message
...
>> hi i use windows xp home, i have had problems before
with
>> the pc not shuting down and we have ot leave it in
standby
>> mode. but now when i go to use the pc it gets to the
>> windows xp loading screen and then it restarts the
machine
>> all by it self i dont get to any other screen it just
>> restarts and ideas as im running out of patience with xp
>> very quickly.
>
>
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>