the worm shuts down when you go online is there something in the power settings that could do it? aol does install its own drivers so maybe that is it what kind of modem was it? I will get an init string for you to try ----- Original Message ----- From: <HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:53 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Modem > In a message dated 9/22/2003 9:44:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > it sounds like you have the blaster worm > go to network connections > right click on your connection > go to properties > click on advanced button on the top right > put a check mark in the box > protect my computer > XPs firewall > then run dont walk to microsoft.com and get the patch > Hello, > I did all this yesterday. And ran Symantec's worm removal. Both NAV > and the tool said I didn't have the worm. I thought that worm shut you down > regardless if you were online or not? The laptop does not reboot when not online. > HB > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk