Remote Procedure Call?

[Mrs K 2004]

I just updated my computer from WINDOWS ME to WINDOWS XP today...

and I keep getting this horrible error message! It says something like:

An unexpected error occured; we will now shut down your system in 30 (countdown) seconds. Error was initiated by NT Authority\System

Error occured by call service terminated unexpectedly

 

[SirKenin]

That's a virus...

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

 

[Mrs K 2004]

Thank you so very much!

It was driving me NUTZ!

 

[Mrs K 2004]

So I went to that website; and followed all the instructions; and it still happens!! What should I do??

 

[kh77]

also encountered this problem... download the w32.blaster worm removal tool from securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/

after the worm is removed, download patch from microsoft

 

[SirKenin]

So I went to that website; and followed all the instructions; and it still happens!! What should I do??

Oh no Did you download and run the worm removal tool? I hate to ask, but I feel that I have to.

 

[seebs]

If the virus keeps getting re-added, you probably have another nearby infected machine.

The real solution is simple; run Unix.

 

[Nomad16]

Geez, that virus was a pain when it first came out. You need to update XP to close the backdoor after you kill the worm.

 

[Les Grands Pieds]

Hey, do what I did! Move past your little narrow Windows world and get a Macintosh. There is a computing world out there that makes so much more sense!!!

 

[ShilohCity]

i had the same problem. i just enabled the firewall on my conection settings. the problem stopped.

 

[Nomad16]

Ewwww, llama Macs can eat dirt

 

[Dracil]

If you must change from Windows, go Linux, don't go Mac.

 

[Nomad16]

Yeah go Linux, I'm thinking about going Linux soon.

 

[RTM]

"Switch operating systems" is a pretty drastic recommendation for this problem.

Make sure you've done all the critical updates that the Windows Update site (accessed through Start->Programs->Windows Update) says you need. Update the virus definitions for your virus scanner; if you don't have one, go buy one. It's a necessity nowadays unfortunately. You can also try running Mcafee Stinger which is kind of like a stand-alone virus scan which only detects the most common viruses & worms. I'm pretty sure it can remove the MSBlast worm.

 

[Dracil]

Virus Scanners may be a necessity, but only on suspicious files. Running it on all the time just wastes system resources and causes false positives.

 

[doofus125]

ya know what, I'm getting tired of everyone telling people to go to another OS totally instead of helping to fix the problem......why can't some of you just step down off your pedistool for a few minutes and help them fix the problem instead of condeming what OS they use?.......face it, most people don't want to bother with changing to another OS because it's way above their heads and it just isn't feasable........

 

[datan]

Yeah go Linux, I'm thinking about going Linux soon.

you won't ever look back.

 

[datan]

ya know what, I'm getting tired of everyone telling people to go to another OS totally instead of helping to fix the problem......why can't some of you just step down off your pedistool for a few minutes and help them fix the problem instead of condeming what OS they use?.......face it, most people don't want to bother with changing to another OS because it's way above their heads and it just isn't feasable........

well, if you had a lousy truck that broke down every month or so and leaked hydraulic fluids and gas, I would tell you to sell it and get a new one.

sometimes the painful maintenance required to keep it alive is just not worth it.

same principle.

 

[doofus125]

My point is, people come here and ask the questions they do because they want to solve the problem they are having, they don't want to do a total overhaul of their systems, especially with something that has next to no support and is more of a pain than windows to setup and get all the hardware working.

well, if you had a lousy truck that broke down every month or so and leaked hydraulic fluids and gas, I would tell you to sell it and get a new one.

sometimes the painful maintenance required to keep it alive is just not worth it.

same principle.

 

[seebs]

Sometimes, the only real way to cure the symptom is to treat the disease.