# MSBlast... I hate you.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 13, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020 "2003-08-13T22:25:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![remisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/1 "2003-08-13T22:25:48Z")

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Alright, bare with me here…

I disabled RPC… the startup type was set to disabled…

I did this because I was trying to get rid of the MSBlast worm.

I reset the computer.

So now svchost doesn’t load when I turn on the computer. And I can’t set the startup type back to automatic… in fact… I can’t do very much of anything on that computer now (like connect to the internet, et cetera)

WHAT CAN I DO?!! Darned people hurting innocents with their worms…

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/2 "2003-08-13T23:26:54Z")

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If this is XP, boot to the recovery console (it’s an option at boot time). Type “Help” - there are commands in the recovery console to list all available services, and change their startup type between auto/manual/disabled.

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/3 "2003-08-13T23:27:59Z")

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…BTW, I’m willing to _bare_ with you - but won’t your partner object?

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**Author:** ![remisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/4 "2003-08-14T23:52:40Z")

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This is Windows 2000 that I’m using.

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**Author:** ![remisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/5 "2003-08-14T23:53:50Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by DarrenS \*  
> \*\*…BTW, I’m willing to _bare_ with you - but won’t your partner object? \*\*

Oh, and a play on my wording… cute. Heh. 😉

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**Author:** ![remisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msblast-i-hate-you/195020/6 "2003-08-15T22:51:43Z")

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I bet anyone who is able to answer this was in the areas that were part of the blackout. :\