____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 24 October 2007 07:44 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Handover Phist spake thusly:
>
>> Windows started acting up with the "I'm shutting down in 60 seconds"
>
> That sounds like the Blaster worm:
>
> http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/rpc.php
>
> MS supposedly patched that vulnerability years ago.
> Perhaps it's a new variant.
>
> Anyway, well done, you're infected.
>
> Try the Trinity Rescue Kit:
>
> http://trinityhome.org
>
> Or The Ultimate Boot CD:
>
> http://ultimatebootcd.com
Or try DistroWatch and install *just* Linux. The story told in the OP is
exactly why I gave up the last win32 partition on the last PC. It's a PITA to
manage. It's worse than a 2-year-old child waking you up 10 times a night.
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