Unwanted XP shutdown

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Shortly after connection to the internet, Windows XP (Home)
notifies me of a forthcoming shutdown.

I use a 56K external modem connected to a COM1 port.

The driver installed is one provided by Microsoft.

The modem dials up smoothly.

Furthermore, my Pc doesn't contain any virussh..

This is due to the fact that my XP is based on
an upgrade of Windows 98 which was reinstalled
prior to the installation of XP.

How do I handle this problem?

Thanks,
Kenneth
 
Shortly after connection to the internet, Windows XP (Home)
notifies me of a forthcoming shutdown.

I use a 56K external modem connected to a COM1 port.

The driver installed is one provided by Microsoft.

The modem dials up smoothly.

Furthermore, my Pc doesn't contain any virussh..

This is due to the fact that my XP is based on
an upgrade of Windows 98 which was reinstalled
prior to the installation of XP.

How do I handle this problem?

Thanks,
Kenneth
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Sounds like you've been infected with the Blaster worm.
Follow the steps in this article carefully:

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