Stephen:

This sounds like something I noticed on the McAfee Security Center on my
laptop known as "W32/IRCbot.worm". My desktop, which I'm using now has
Norton AV and information on the removal of this bug is located here:

http://searchg.symantec.com/search?q=W32/IRCBot.worm&context=ent&src=ent&out
put=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&client=symc_en_US&proxystylesheet=symc_en_U
S&site=symc_en_US

Click on either of the two you will see listed and instructions will follow
in a popup window, so temporarily disable any popup controls you have
running.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

Dean Kiley




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephen R Stanfield
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 12:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] System won't boot
>
> Hello All;
> When I turn on pc it goes thru boot-up process until Win xp startup page
> comes on, then makes 'click' noise and goes thru boot-up page and
> repeats process over again.  Tried to go into safe mode, but same event
> occurs.  Any ideas what might be going on?  i am using my laptop now,
> but need my pc also. AMD  Athlon 1.7ghz, 1 Gb ram 80 gig hd, Win xp home
> sp-2,
> thanx,
> stephen r stanfield

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