DCOM Shutdown Error

[Guest]

I have an XP Pro box that when logging on recieves the following error:

"System Shutdown initiated by NT Authority/system. System must restart
because DCOM server process launcher terminated unexpectedly"

The computer counts down from 60 seconds and then reboots. I tried booting
in safe mode and that caused the pc to just reboot itself without the error
message. I also removed the drive and connected it to a secondary pc and ran
a virus scan which did find a number of virus' and apparently removed them.
I reran a virus scan on the drive which came up clean. I also ran and Adware
scan and removed any traces of adware also. Thinking this would solve the
problem, I reconnected the drive to the original pc and booted up only to
come across the same error and reboot problem. Any suggestions???

 

[Guest]

I'd suggest running other scans (both antivirus and antispyware) before doing
anything else. Multiple scans with different products will ensure that you
get everything.

Then, don't forget the rootkits - scanning for them is important also!

Finally, the removal may have damaged some Windows files - a good way to
repair this is a repair install of XP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good luck!

- John