DoctorBill wrote:
Every once in a while I get stuck in a
"Warning....registry virus error..."
It stops everything on SM.
SM does not respond. Can't get out.
Says I have to call some 800 number to get my
computer back - big long worded thing that repeats
itself.
I have been able to get out only by repeated
ALT-F4 and restarting Windows (XP) and then after
a while of that, by clicking on the icon below and
clicking "Close". I can't remember exactly what I
do, but eventually it goes away.
Is this the "Extortion Virus" thing out of Russia
I have heard about ?
What is the best way to get out of it ?
BTW - I can't find any FREE virus checkers that
work in XP. My computer is too old to run the new
Windows.
DoctorBill
As a reply to EVERYONE who has "suggested"
solutions comprised of BUYING a new computer and
employing Windows 10 - Most of you seem to think
that money just grows in my garden like weeds.
An older retired person on a fixed income cannot
just go out and buy a compuker that has Windows 10
on it !
Life is not always so simple....I figured this
thing out myself, as per usual, and just press
Alt-F4 rapidly and often and THAT works to bug out
of whatever this problem is.
One of you gave me a link to a MalewareBytes that
DOES work in Windows XP. Thanks to that
individual. It IS working now.
I have inquired about BUYING Windows 10 for my
system which has a Celeron D 3.33 GHz CPU with 2
GB of Memory and 2 TB of HD. I am told - DON'T DO
IT ! May run but would have problems with 'Drivers'.
I don't know enough to spend $$ to try it and
don't trust Salespeople to not screw me into the
ground.
Thanks to those who actually helped me.
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