computer boots up then locks up

[brian]

after xp boots 10 to 20 seconds it slows way down. a few pop up boxes appear
that say "service.exe application failed to initialize properly" and black
boxes appear with the words up top that says "windows/system32/vssrvc.exe".

i also see some odd services that i cannot turn off.
by the time i get my norton to come up or adware to run, it is so slow it
wont do anything. can anyone suggest a way so i can get enough time to run my
norton to fix this virus.
thanks
brian

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

after xp boots 10 to 20 seconds it slows way down. a few pop up boxes
appear
that say "service.exe application failed to initialize properly" and black
boxes appear with the words up top that says
"windows/system32/vssrvc.exe".

i also see some odd services that i cannot turn off.
by the time i get my norton to come up or adware to run, it is so slow it
wont do anything. can anyone suggest a way so i can get enough time to run
my
norton to fix this virus.
thanks
brian

Probably caused by a virus/malware. Does it happen in Safe Mode too?

 

[usasma]

It sounds as if you're infected. Try a few of the free, online scans listed
here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blogs/usasma/index.php?showentry=1252

- John

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Have you intentionally/knowingly installed MS Virtual Server 2005 R2?

i also see some odd services that i cannot turn off

Such as...?

by the time i get my norton to come up or adware to run, it is so slow it
wont do anything.

And if you reboot into Safe Mode (with Networking)? (I assume "adware"
means Ad-Aware.)