XP Keeps Restarting

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Originally posted by Hex
Ok, I'm sorry but I have to say something here that is not meant as a flame, but I feel really needs to be said. If you got the Blaster worm, IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT !!! I'm in no way a proponent of Microsoft in any way shape or form, but the fact of matter is, if you choose to run a windows OS, you MUST stay current with the critical updates! Yes, Windows has more holes in it than a block of swiss cheese, yes, it's buggy as hell and drives all of us crazy at some point or another, but to put the blame all on Microsoft is just lame. That's like buying a Ford, never changing the oil, then *****ing about it breaking down after a while and calling Ford a bunch of twats. You choose to run Windows, so just like oil changes, you need to periodiclly check the critical updates to see if your vulnerable to these kinds of attacks or not. And guess what, you have to do that for any OS. I know of a handful of diffrent exploits on linux and MAC that could cause issues similar to this if not patched. The only reason why you don't see things like this on those OSs is that hardley anyone runs mac or linux, and those who do are usually smart enough to safeguard themselves by patching any known holes. In turn, the other 90% of PC users use windows, the majority of which have no clue what windows update even is, or don't check for critical updates on a regular basis. (Hmmmm, where have I seen this before...)

There's been a patch for this hole for about 3 weeks or so. If you've seen this update and had any clue how seriouis of an exploit this was, you would have done the critical update. You may say, "I've seen some updates cause problems on my OS, so I just don't load updates anymore." Look, if you've had that issue before, create a restore point befor installing the update of get some imaging software like Norton Ghost to create a good backup, but don't ignore the critical updates. I agree this is a pain in the ass, but it's the reality you must live with as a windows user. If you don't like it, switch to RedHat and then you can ***** and complain about how hard it is to learn and use.

So learn how to use your computer, go get an oil change, and stop complaining about a problem that was perpetuated by your own ignorance.

Hex

Hex,

Right, now i've had enough sleep to actually read your little rant, which i might add, should seriously have been broken up into more readable paragraphs so it’s easier to read, I’ll get on with my reply.

This is clearly a case of Internet Rage, some know it all, yet again, failing to read All the information in front of him correctly.

Now before you got your knickers in a twist hex, because it's so obvious you cannot tolerate what you think, are ignorant know it all newbies having a rant at big companies you respect.

You should of read in my posts, that i reported i had No signs of the virus, and only experienced the symptoms.

That doesn't actually mean i had or ever had the virus, but only that i suffered the same problems by coincidence, what people all around the world have suffered, due to a virus.

I have checked my whole system over and over again, with all my *update to date* Anti-viruses and tried scanners made for detection of the virus in mind, i've also manually checked for MSblast.exe in every folder in my computer, yet i still can't come up with any evidence of it's existence.

Not even a single entry in my registry can be found.

This still feels odd to me since I am very weary of coincidences, i will continue to try to find traces of the virus, but i believe i'll always come up empty handed.

Because i haven't found any evidence that the virus caused my problems in the first place, i can only assume (which might not be right, like in everything a human says) a fault in Microsoft's programming, one that in my case, was fixed with a simple change to the way Windows runs itself, which to me, seemed utterly stupid to do and should have been a default setting in my opinion, so i ranted at Microsoft, BIG DEAL, get over it.

I ain't no silly newbie you seem to think i am, just by judging the theme of the whole of your flame, i am in fact quite an experienced computer user, who ranted at Microsoft, like a million other people do every day.

I usually update every program/file on my computer on a daily basis, but i admit i have fell behind badly due to difficult circumstances in my life, forcing me to lose concentration, yet alone spend time on the internet, so yeah i am out of date.

The problem i faced, didn't help matters, and since i had only 60 seconds everytime i logged onto the internet, i felt i had not enough time or energy to search out an explaination of the cause and a cure, so like i am so pleased to do, nicely asked my friends over here at TechZonez to kindly help an old-timer like me out.

I was frustrated by the problem at hand, and like a normal human being, vented my frustration at a target that i knew\made sure wouldn't get hurt or upset about my comments, yet i would still feel slightly better then i did before.

So before you go off ranting again, i would think the next time you post an attack like that, make sure you have all the facts, and the right audience to direct your attack at, because your argument is valid, just it wasn't meant for someone like me, so why don't you just keep that lovely anger you have there bottled up and vent it on someone who gives a shit.

Better yet, don't flame anyone at all, be positive, if you have nothing good to say, then don't say anything at all.

Sorry if i'm being very unfriendly here Rever, i'm not a happy bunny about life at the moment, and the last thing i need is aggression towards me.