System may be infected with malware :-
http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...=Win32%2fVundo
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by third-party software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
Online scanners -
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
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How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
"amedatman" <> wrote in message
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|I have tried to get the Automatic Update service started to no avail. (Gets
| error number: OX8DDD018). Was able to 'temporarily' set to Automatic, then it
| went to Stopping to Disabled. Now unable to restart.