Bad Random WinXP Error

[tygrus2000]

The last few days I have just been doing some regular stuff on the PC, encoding, digital pics etc, then I get this bad error message that randomly pops up on my screen and shuts down the PC.

Here is the text of the message:

"SYSTEM SHUTDOWN X

This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Time before shutdown: 00:00:60
Message: Windows must restart now because the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly."

I have never seen anything like this before, any hints on how to fix this one or where to even look?

thx.

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[BJ_M]

RPC and stuff going on on port 135 -- hardly anybody understands (me included) -- anything in your system logs ?

also

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/261537

or


HERE

[tygrus2000]

Thx. BJ_M, I'll check it out and see if the patch helps.

[g_shocker182]

You might want to look into McAfee Personal Firewall or Norton Firewall to prevent attacks like the ones you are getting.

[xsbs52x]

try disabling the RPC service