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Please advice:
My XP Prof. system reboots automatically after the XP
welcome screen (so just before the screen where I could
select my account). What could cause this and how can I
prevent this behaviour?
There can be many reasons why XP does this. Some of them
are covered here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;320299&Product=winxp
You didn't mention your security setup so
viruses/trojans/worms/etc. have to be considered. Have
you updated and run your anti-virus program? Are you
behind a firewall? Do you update and use Ad-Aware and
Spybot weekly? (both can be located via Google).
SpywareBlaster also worth having.
Free Trojan scan:
http://www.trojanscan.com/trojanscan/scanner.htm
If you do locate a trojan the following information comes
courtesy of Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
Security
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Trojans are stealthy and not always found by anti-virus
software. If you find suspicious processes running or task
manager or regedit is being killed after opening, you
might want to try one of the following tools to check for
trojans (after scanning with at least two anti-virus tools
to get rid of the easy stuff).
DiamondCS TDS-3 - Trojan Defence Suite (TDS), leading anti-
trojan system for Windows:
http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/
Agnitum: Products: Tauscan: Home:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/
Mischel Internet Security - TrojanHunterT: Finds and
removes trojans:
http://www.misec.net/trojanhunter.jsp
MooSoft Development Presents The Cleaner:
http://www.moosoft.com/thecleaner/
Hacker Eliminator. - Advanced Hacker Protection:
http://hacker-eliminator.com/
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FYI: Basic (minimum) security requirements are covered at:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/security.htm
Bill
