Another Computer problem

[Andrew Burgess]

Does anyone one the anglersnet know how to deal a programme error on RUNDLL. irpops.cpi? it came with a new computer with widows XP Home Editons and every 10 mins it automactic shut it down.

[Gillies]

My friend had same problem last weekend, got a bran new Sony Laptop - and when trying to connect to the web after a few mins the whole computer would shut down.

 

She called her I.S.P and they told her what to do.

 

Gillies

[Newt]

Step #1 - RAV to scan for and remove the virus I strongly suspect you have.

 

Step #2 - say if you have a normal XP install CD or one of those 'recovery CD' obscenities that ship with lots of computers.

[Peter Sharpe]

It may not be a vitus as such, but I used to get rundll errors all the time until I installed Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

I think your internal security settings are dealing with an attempted hi-jack in rather a crude way by shutting your system down. I think you have acquired some kind of automatic mailing program that should be easily dealt with by Spybot.

 

[ 17. January 2004, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Peter Sharpe ]

[Andrew Burgess]

How can it be a virus get into the new computer is was not connected to the internet at the time?? surley the disc was not loaded with a virus?? It came up when down loading a game which got all the minmium requirement systems..At the moment and I am still working on the old computer which still playing up but managed all right for now. It the new one I am concerned about.

[Peter Sharpe]

I can't be sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if many commercially produced games now come complete with their own spyware. Many of them have advertising links and other internet connected gimmicks, so it is quite possible. I do know that downloading games from the internet is the easiest way to get your computer well and truly messed up.

[Gillies]

On my pals computer, after some telephone calls to where she got the laptop from - it was found out that the laptop had been purchased by someone, and then returned to the store the same day.

 

Thats how the virus got onto her "new" computer.

 

Gillies

[chesters1]

the word "new" is very strange ,any "new" pc (or most things) has at least 2 owners the shop where you buy it and the assembler who sells it to the shop :confused:

another amusing thing is heard at car boots ,"its brand new" or "i only used it once" or "its really/very good" if so why sell it :confused:

regarding p.c`s often i hear "it cost £1,800 ((or whatever)) just 4 years ago) then demand a huge sum for it it matters not what anything cost ,the value is in what you can get for it

people are seen buying Amstrad "pc`s" for silly money they were obselete before they were new

 

[ 20. January 2004, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[chesters1]

the shutting down problem may lie with the settings ,if a lap top it may be battery saving (changed in the bios or windows power settings (under screensaver) the same can apply to a pc)