regedit and other programs quit unexpectedly

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I have recently installed XP on my primary FAT32 partition, I run P3 1Ghz. Every time i load regedit after 5-10 secs it quits without warning, I have installed all the latest updates of XP but it still does it. Any suggestions as to what it might be?
 
Hi,

That's symptomatic of viral infection. Run a full system scan with an
updated program. In the meantime, use the emergency system tools described
by MVP Doug Knox here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm

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Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

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Mozez said:
I have recently installed XP on my primary FAT32 partition, I run P3 1Ghz.
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Every time i load regedit after 5-10 secs it quits without warning, I have
installed all the latest updates of XP but it still does it. Any suggestions
as to what it might be?
 
Greetings --

The type of behavior you describe, which also often applies to
Taskmgr.exe and MSConfig.exe (for WinXP), is typical behavior of more
than one virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the
Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose
definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free
on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp


Bruce Chambers
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