XP update hangs

[Todd]

check out the url below:

[url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1096678,00.asp[/url]

msckin.exe is part of some nasty spyware.

Hope this helps!

[Todd]

"Bill S." <Saleboat@cox.net> wrote in message news:<111d01c33d1a$33fe1740$a601280a@phx.gbl>...

> >-----Original Message-----
> >XP updates hangs after downloading. Are ther programs
> >that might be causing this.
> >.
> >My WXP - Home also hangs after this last update. I'm

> able to get into my signon, throw up the task manager,
> and I see process - msckin.exe, hang and eat up the cpu
> assets flat lines at 99 percent. If I don't "let" it get
> that high by continually "ending process" it eventually
> becomes happy and will remain at 00. I think I was
> stopping other processes too, however, it was fast an
> furious, trying to keep it from flat lining - thus
> hanging. I used to have the address of a site containing
> program names - can't locate it. Any help?

check out this url:
[url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1096678,00.asp[/url]
msckin.exe and other executables are part of some nasty spyware.

Hope this helps!