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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?
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

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/

<vaanoor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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?
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

>-----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!)
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Sorry about the anonymous post -- using my browser and
forgot to put my address in!
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

From where did you download SP2?

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

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>>-----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!)
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

>-----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
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

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


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

<vaanoor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:600b01c48184$989c41e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>-----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
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

>-----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/
>
><vaanoor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:600b01c48184$989c41e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>>-----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
>
>
>.
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

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.
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

You're welcome, good luck.

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

<vaanoor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
 
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