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Hi Garry,
By removing the virus or viruses that are infecting the system. That is a
common symptom.
Free virus removal tools:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/8/lng/us/tpl/v5/nid/3001#3001
http://www.f-secure.com/download-purchase/tools.shtml
Also, you may use this free on-line scanner:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Symantec also distributes many free removal tools that are virus-specific:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html
Many are best run in Safe mode to minimize interference. Most will resist
removal in normal mode where they are active.
How to start in Safe mode:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe%20mode
Emergency system tools:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Garu" <garrys@brunet.bn> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> When running command prompt, regedit and msconfig, they pop-up for few
> seconds and closes automatically. How can I resolve this?
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Garry
>
>