Error popup: "WINDOWS IS SHUTTING DOWN"

[Guest]

2-week old Dell 8300 with WinXP Pro:
Unexpected error popup message says something like:
"Windows is shutting down" and then goes through a
countdown while it says to save and close all applications,
and then it shuts down.
I assume this is basically a "crash"? What causes it?
How do you keep it from happening?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Emil Teofanov]

Does the popup message contain the words "...WINNT Authority..." or
something?
The countdown time is 60 seconds, right?

| 2-week old Dell 8300 with WinXP Pro:
| Unexpected error popup message says something like:
| "Windows is shutting down" and then goes through a
| countdown while it says to save and close all applications,
| and then it shuts down.
| I assume this is basically a "crash"? What causes it?
| How do you keep it from happening?
| Thanks in advance!

 

[Guest]

Yes. I've since learned that it involves the RPC and is a resul
of a virus. There are several solutions offered in other forums
Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Yes. I've since learned that it involves the RPC and is cause
by a hack attempt. There are MS patches and various solution
posted in other forums. Thanks!