Please perform system restore from the command prompt
using the link given below:

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-[/url]
us;304449&Product=winxp

Bye
Raj

>-----Original Message-----
>My computer suddenly had problems when running programs.
>Any programs I launch aborts/ends after sometime. I
>thought this was a virus so I went ahead and downloaded a
>virus scan software. But even the installation of the
>virus software aborts after some time ... so I can't
>really install it. I don't know how to proceed from here
>as any programs I call (i.e. regedit) is being aborted.
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>Hope to hear from you experts...Thanks.
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