You're welcome, Jon. The question still remains, why is the tool trying
to run again ? Have you used MSConfig to see if it's listed under
Startup Items ?
Which antivirus program is installed ?
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2005]
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Jon H wrote:
> Thanks but I have already read this and checked the log. There is no error
> code it just has the MRT has started up log.
> Thanks for the suggestion
> Jon
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>Jon,
>>
>>See if this MSKB article sheds any light on the issue :
>>
>>You receive an error when you run the Microsoft Windows Malicious
>>Software Removal Tool
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891717
>>
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2005]
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>>Jon H wrote:
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>>>Last friday I ran update and got the malicious software removal tool as one
>>>of the the updates. Shortly after my computer froze up. I had to turn it off
>>>at the button and restart, after 5 min it froze again, turn off at button and
>>>restart. 5mins frooze again. I tried pulling out the power cord for 5min to
>>>do a cold reboot, no joy, and shutting it down properly in the 5min didn't
>>>help. The problem then just went away.
>>>
>>>Today (monday) at about the same time as I installed the tool on friday, my
>>>computer froze, I had to turn it off then it started the freeze after 5min
>>>thing again. I ran the system monitor and found it was when a file MRT.exe
>>>started in the process list. So after i reboot i tried this file and sure
>>>enough it froze. MRT.exe is the microsoft malicious software removal tool.
>>>
>>>I noticed on a search in here that many other unknown freezes with windows
>>>update occured when MRT was one of the updates.
>>>
>>>I know it can't be uninstalled but it still tries to start up most times i
>>>start my system (I tried renaming it and it just made a new copy).
>>>
>>>I am running a Dell Gx150 with Windows 2000 sp4.
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