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Old 12-27-2004, 03:17 PM
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Default AIM causes computer to restart.. help?
Im using windows XP on a Dell computer, and just yesterday whenever i try to open, or sign on to AIM the computer trys to restart. I got the blue screen and it said the file vdnt32.sys had a problem. i threw it out, but that did nothing. does anyone here have any suggestions or know what the problem is?
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Old 12-27-2004, 05:59 PM
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And what does this prob have to do with Distributed Computing?
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Old 12-28-2004, 04:40 PM
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maybe because AIM is a distributed nightmare?
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Old 01-29-2005, 07:32 AM
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I know of a couple of trojans that can do that...scan with your anti-virus and us an adware detector...

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Old 07-15-2005, 04:12 AM
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mmm. the extra CPU time of AIM users.

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