I was researching how to set up (and setting up) shares on my 32-bit XP Home PC when Firefox froze. I force-quit Firefox but when I tried to restart it I got a message that it was still running. I checked the task manager and did not find it in the processes list, then I rebooted my computer in safe mode.
When I booted in safe mode it froze after aswrvrt.sys. When I booted normally or with last known good configurations it hangs on the Windows loading screen. In any case, if I let my PC run it will reboot.
Also, prior to rebooting I activated some services that had to do with sharing, I don’t remember which specifically.
I’m able to back everything up by running Ubuntu off a DVD. I would like that program though, please, just in case.
Since I got such a broad error code and I don’t have an install cd, and I’m able to backup my files, I assume formatting and changing my OS would my best option. Any other suggestions before I do that?
Do you know what might have caused this? Could it have been a virus?
This was not to the best of my knowledge a virus, there have been a spate of these lately for some unknowable reason maybe related to windows updates I do not know
Changing OS would be a good option as XP is now at the end of life to all intents and purposes, and I will imagine that once MS stops patching it all the zero day exploits being kept by the malware writers will be released
Download Peazip to the desktop
Run and install the programme
As it installs this page will show, deselect the AVG ticks
Press decline and it will then install cleanly
