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Thread: Computer Problems Caused By Windows Update?
Started 1 month, 1 week ago by LenC
I have three computers at home - with XP home installed on all of them. I was away for a few days - came back, and all three computers refuse to bootup. I can boot up in safe mode only. The only thing I did last week (common to all three computers) was to accept MS updates). Could that have caused this?
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ronjor replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Quote: Could that have caused this? I haven't heard of any problems with the latest Microsoft updates when using XP. Anything is possible I suppose. You can try some of the tips listed here.
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acuariano replied 1 month, 1 week ago
did you run antivirrus,malwarebytes gmer, in safe mode.?
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LenC replied 1 month, 1 week ago
I believe the problem was Returnil. I recently upgraded to Returnil 2010 on all three computers. I'm suspecting Returnil because I was getting an error message about the RPC server being unavailable (or something like that) on two of them. In any case, I restored old images (containing Returnil 200 and will now remove Returnil entirely. It hasn't been all that helpful to me anyway. ...
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Keyboard_Commando replied 1 month, 1 week ago
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=25 7153 RPC server unavailable error seems to be quite common with Returnil 2010.
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LenC replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Good information - thank you. It created big problems for me. It wouldn't allow me to uninstall in safe mode, so I had to restore old images that I happened to have from before the Returnil installation. Pain in the neck - all for a program that I wasn't really using. Good bye Returnil
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Good information - thank you. It created big problems for me. It wouldn't allow me to uninstall in safe mode, so I had to restore old images that I happened to have from before the Returnil installation. Pain in the neck - all for a program that I wasn't really using. Good bye Returnil
ronjor
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Quote: Could that have caused this? I haven't heard of any problems with the latest Microsoft updates when using XP. Anything is possible I suppose. You can try some of the tips listed here.
acuariano
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did you run antivirrus,malwarebytes gmer, in safe mode.?
Keyboard_Commando
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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=257153 RPC server unavailable error seems to be quite common with Returnil 2010.

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