XPsp2 install failure question

[Guest]

Well, it DID install.... Coworker had downloaded SP2 and
already run it on three machines here successfully. I
used it to upgrade my machine. Once I was back to my
desktop the problems began. Across the taskbar I would
get a series of USB icons filing by, within a minute they
are gone (after one reboot I brought up my taskmanager and
saw a series of rundll.exe go by -- then go away.

After settling down, my device manager showed 4 unknown
devices. I am guessing they are the USB items which where
not currently attached (Scanner, camera, RIO Chiba and
memory card reader) so I figure those will solve
themselves.

My main problem is windows update or anything to do with
the security window. Whenever it comes up, I will get a
crash in services.exe (not service.exe!) and a NT
Authority shutdown in 60 seconds. I do have a good virus
scanner (updated too), I ran the newest version of Stinger
just in case as well. No viruses found.

Long story short, I uninstalled SP2 and did a system
restore back one day and am up and running fine now. Any
ideas what was causing services.exe to go berserk?

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Yes, you had the blaster worm. There must have been a point at which you
were running but had no firewall and worm got through an open port.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Yes, you had the blaster worm. There must have been a point at which you
were running but had no firewall and worm got through an open port.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

That was my first thought, though the XP firewall was on
before I installed and on after --- while SP2 was
installed I grabbed the most current version of Stinger
and had it scan my system. It found nothing, and when I
checked my process list I never saw msblast.exe
running.... as well my system was patched on schedule and
never was infected when blaster hit to start with (a
couple other computers where hit the day it came out!)

 

[Guest]

Sorry about the anonymous post -- using my browser and
forgot to put my address in!

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

From where did you download SP2?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
From where did you download SP2?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-
9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

Was the page my coworked downloaded from

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

That link returns the following:

"The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this
message when trying to access this download, you might try the "Search for a
Download" area on the Download Center home page. "

Also, it is not the SP2 download site. The following is the only Microsoft
SP2 download site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
That link returns the following:

"The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this
message when trying to access this download, you might try the "Search for a
Download" area on the Download Center home page. "

Also, it is not the SP2 download site. The following is the only Microsoft
SP2 download site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/main tain/winxpsp2.mspx


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/




.

 

[Guest]

Well then - I guess I will be slapping my coworker on
Monday! Thank you for the actual link and assistance, I
will try it Monday.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome, good luck.