CPU HELP

[Crystal P.]

Maybe someone can help.........I have an HP Pavilion XT983 Processor....I have not had the computer hooked up since December.  I connected it last night.  It worked fine for about 15 minutes and then just shut off with no warning whatsoever.  I turned it back on - it worked for about 5 minutes.  I thought it may be the outlet so I moved it to a different location and it still did the same thing.  Anyone know what may have caused this and what can be done to fix it?

[Joleen]

Update virus definitions and scan for viruses and spyware.

[merlin]

is it the m$blaster worm ?

[Computer Hope Admin]

The mblaster worm usually reboots the computer every five minutes, however it is still possible that it could be a virus. Additional information about mblaster can be found on the below link.

http://www.computerhope.com/vinfo/blaster.htm

As Joleen and merlin recommended definitely make sure you have the latest up-to-date version of your virus scanner installed.

[wrathchild_67]

For a quick fix, download McAfee's Stinger program:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Then make sure to patch your OS (if it is Windows 2000/XP) with the appropriate version of the Microsoft patch outlined in KB823980.

Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2354406C-C5B6-44AC-9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en

Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C8B8A846-F541-4C15-8C9F-220354449117&displaylang=en