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#1 User is offline   Tripredacus 

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Posted 21 April 2010 - 01:33 PM

This is huge! I do not use McAfee, and another computer I know that uses it has not had this problem. However it seems to be a real big issue for a lot of other companies. Gist of the story, the update is reported to delete svchost.exe and cause the PC to shut down! Read on:
http://www.engadget....own-xp-machines

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Posted 21 April 2010 - 04:03 PM

And here are some solutions for those affected:
http://photoalexande...e-positive.html
and
https://kc.mcafee.co...tent&id=KB68780

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