XP Home Shutting Itself Down

[DintyMo]

I log onto XP, everything boots up, but after that process
is done, something then automatically sends the computer
into Restart. It becomes a neverending cycle. How do I
end the cycle? Please help!

 

[Mark]

You may have a virus. Assuming so - See if you have any
files in the C:\Windows\System32\Wins folder and if so,
they may have been "dropped" there and could be malware.
Immediately after login go to Start, Run, and
type "Shutdown -a", Enable your firewall client, go to
Windows update and install all updates. On reboot start
in SafeMode and delete the files from the above folder.
Reboot again and check to see if they exist.

Future:
1. Get an anti-virus program.
2. Turn on your firewall client.
3. Update your system regularly - Windows, Office,
Anti-Ad definitions, and Anti-Virus definitions.
4. Get a good anti-ad software and run-it regularly -
suggest at least AdAware from LavaSoftUsa.com.
5. Use passwords on all of your accounts (at least 7
characters of which at least two are not letters, and
place the non-letter characters after the 3rd position of
the password.
6. Don't download and install anything from a fly-by-
night software company.
7. Don't open email attachments from anyone you do not
know.

If everyone followed this advice, at least half of these
postings would disappear.

This is all based on the assumption that you have a
virus/trojan/dropper. If you don't - sorry. The list is
still valid in any case.

 

[DintyMo]

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None. Just the Restart process begins. I have a period
period of control over the system, but then its like
someone just pushes the restart button. Am going to open
in safe mode, see if I have an viruses.

 

[Frank H]

-----Original Message-----
I log onto XP, everything boots up, but after that process
is done, something then automatically sends the computer
into Restart. It becomes a neverending cycle. How do I
end the cycle? Please help!
.
I have same problem. error box says

 

[Frank H]

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same problem.. message is wkscal.exe DLL initialization

failed. What do I do?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


.i am having this problem also...i can not get on under

my account but can under other accounts....why is it
shuting ddown on its own?

 

[marlenasue]

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i am having the same problem....did u get it fixed?

please help

 

[Guest]

Does the error message say that it has been initiated by
NT? And is there a time limit, like 1 min before it
restarts?

 

[jtfrog]

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my account but can under other accounts....why is it
shuting ddown on its own?
.
Mine shuts down and reboots itself while online and gives

error NT authority\system and also RPC Remote process
controll it gives me 60 seconds then it reboots

 

[jtfrog]

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failed. What do I do?
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Smae here get error codes NT authority\system and RPC

Remote process controll Shuts down and reboots when online

 

[Guest]

For those of you that are getting the NT System Error, sounds like you have the MSBlast.exe virus. I dealt with this a few months ago when it first hit. If you can get to www.nai.com, there is a program called "stinger" that will fix it. You will notice that you only get that error when online...and if you have cable internet, that's all the time. You don't have long, so you will need to get it very quickly before shutting down again. If you are unable to get the stinger program, you will have to clean it manually by going into the registry and deleting all files associated to msblast...but be careful, because messing with the registry can be a bad thing if you delete something you shouldn't! Good luck!!!