Services.exe keeps restarting my comp

You're having a problem with windows updates too? Mine just bluescreens every time, although I managed to install two new ones recently, which was weird...
I think services.exe is supposed to help the internet services work, so I'm guessing it doesn't do anything when the internets not connected? I'll let you know if installing my windows files changes anything anyway, the cds should be here by thursday if Dell keep their word. Good luck with it whatever happens.
(*Dreamy, idealistic look*) Maybe one day computers will work...

Got a friend with this problem

Got a friend who has this problem right now I am doing a malware removal, hijackthis, spysweaper, AVG and MS malware removal tool but after reading this I dont think that is going to help, he has the exact same problem and it does not occure when he is disconected from the net, have any of you tryed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318447 yet? I dont know if that will work and it is for win 2k.

Hah I do tech support for dell, the cds often ariva a day after (depending when you requested them) however there are some brain dead agents there who somehow manage to screw up a dispatch.

Fixed!!

YES! My computer is finally fixed and I'm posting the answer I discovered since no one here or anywhere else knew what the problem was. As you know, the symptoms were that my firewall was broke, my windows update stopped working, and my computer would constantly restart with a message saying that "services.exe has stopped responding" and the computer would restart in 60 seconds with a countdown. This problem I noticed didn't happen when the internet was unplugged. Anyway, I scanned for viruses and spyware and thought it was all clean (3 different spyware progs showed a clean scan). But I ran Webroot spyware software it showed 2 traces of something called "atomiclog" which had 4/5 bars showing it was a dangerous system monitor utility. I didn't feel like paying for webroot to fix it, so I did the following steps and now my computer no longer restarts. As far as I know my windows update still doesn't work but at least I can use my comp normally now. Here's how to fix it if you have the same problem: http://www.scanspyware.net/info/AtomicLog.htm

Nothing from Dell on the CDs yet, unfortunately. No trace of Atomiclog on my PC that I can find either, glad to hear you've fixed it though! I'll scan again in Safe Mode etc if I get the time.

Any news on this.. it just happening to me.
I am looking with tcpView at all connections and it seems it conncts to some smtp servers through services.exe. Sometimes it crashes with reboot in 60 seconds.

Any hope to get this solved? I dont have the Atomiclog trace.

Thanks
Crirus

To stop that 60 second timer;

When the countdown begins, click on Start, Run, then type cmd and click OK. Then on the command line, type: shutdown -a.

Thanks, I know that

I need a way to detect and remove the virus