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by dl2068

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ive been caught out on my home computer and been infected with this virus.ive downloaded the patch from microsoft and applied it, also downloaded the removal tool and checked and deleted all links to msblast from files on my comp. i run windows xp home addition and after it kept going into system shutdown for everytime i started my internet i eventually reinstalled windows over it to no avail.now the problem: i cant access my ISP {im doing this from my daughters comp}each time i try, i get the message: "cant start the remote access connection manger" i believe maybe some files are corrupted but cant seem to access where to delete it and reinstae it? also cant find BT connection in control panel/ my connections.can anyone help as you are famous for getting me out of trouble. thanks!

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by joseph moore

Did you put SP1 for XP on first BEFORE you applied the RPC/DCOM patch? Because if not, then the patch is not on right. The XP version of the patch only works on a SP1-patched machine.

So, I suggest you get SP1, apply it, then re-apply the RPC patch. Then see if your machine is stable.

Since you reinstalled XP, you will need to recreate any connections to your ISP.

hope this helps

by oldman5177590

Joseph Moore has the right answer, but you need to turn off system restore. Example, if the computer is infected with a virus, then it is possible that the virus could be backed up by system restore. By default, windows prevents system restore from being modified by outside programs. as a result there is the possibility that you could restore a virus-infected file. It worked for me

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