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Old 02-10-2004, 08:47 PM
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every time a spend a bit of time on the net i get a message saying there is a illegal operation and give me 30 seconds
Old 02-10-2004, 08:49 PM
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then restarts my computer
Old 02-10-2004, 08:50 PM
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there was a virus doing the rounds that shut down ya pc after 30 secs
my doom i think it was called
Old 02-10-2004, 08:51 PM
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when the computers on for the 30 secs, try hitting:

CTRL+ ALT+ DELETE

It should come up with the task manager that tells you what programs etc are currently running, you may see what it is thats causing it on there?
Old 02-10-2004, 08:52 PM
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hi mate go to www.download.com and search for spybot download this then it will search and destroy any virus pop up the lot and its free well recomended
Old 02-10-2004, 08:59 PM
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its MSBLAST

get a firewall
Old 02-10-2004, 09:01 PM
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sevice pack2 seemed to get rid of mine

never new it was a virus though with a name
Old 02-10-2004, 09:03 PM
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how do u do a screen dump i have another note come up?
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hit CTRL + Print Screen to screen dump
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Before you throw the PC out the window, pop your head outside and check that Sticker Paul isnt there ready to catch the fooker
Old 02-10-2004, 09:24 PM
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yep you got the that virus that did the rounds m8 is easy to get rid of buti cant remember how
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Originally Posted by TIFF-C20WTH
Before you throw the PC out the window, pop your head outside and check that Sticker Paul isnt there ready to catch the fooker
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Old 02-10-2004, 11:05 PM
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To stop the shutdown-procedure, click on your Start button, click on Run, and then type "cmd" and click OK. This will open up a command-prompt window, in this type the following and press return:

shutdown -a
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Had that aswell

But it totally fooked my pc up
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