Hi, Guest
Ok, first off I know ALOT about computers. I fix them as a side business, etc.....
Anyway this is completely stumbling me and I don't have a clue what it is. I'm running WINDOWS XP (service pack 2 NOT installed yet).
When I boot up, it takes a few seconds before the internet will work. So while it's sitting just after the boot up, something pops up quickly on the task bar (no writing on it) and then disappears. After that and only after that, the internet works.
Now it keeps popping up every 10 minutes or so and if I am in a program (gaming, etc) it boots me out of the game and back to the desktop. I have no clue what it is. I am using SHAW cable for my internet connection. I've got Norton Systemworks on my machine and recently switched to the one that SHAW offers for free. It has been doing this for months. Apparently the antivirus software has NO effect on it so it's not that. With different security programs installed it still happens.
I've also done all the anti-spyware removal and all that stuff. Basically everything is secure.
So what the hell is it? It only stays on the taskbar for like 1 second and you can't quickly right click it or try to maximize it to see what it is. You can double click it quickly or whatever but it doesn't maximize. I'm assuming it's some sort of shithead virus or something but nothing has been detected so many some sort of spyware that isn't being removed? That or I thought it was some maybe auto update from one of the programs I'm running.
I don't have anything 'strange' on my computer. The only 'internet' programs I use are Yahoo Messenger besides Internet Explorer to access the internet.
Any ideas? It's more of a piss off then anything, everything on the computer works perfectly but that stupid popup taskbar thing keeps booting me out of games, programs, videos, etc..... then I just go and click back onto them and good to go.
Also to add, I do have the MESSENGER SERVICE disabled so I don't get stupid popups from that also for the record......
Anyway this is completely stumbling me and I don't have a clue what it is. I'm running WINDOWS XP (service pack 2 NOT installed yet).
When I boot up, it takes a few seconds before the internet will work. So while it's sitting just after the boot up, something pops up quickly on the task bar (no writing on it) and then disappears. After that and only after that, the internet works.
Now it keeps popping up every 10 minutes or so and if I am in a program (gaming, etc) it boots me out of the game and back to the desktop. I have no clue what it is. I am using SHAW cable for my internet connection. I've got Norton Systemworks on my machine and recently switched to the one that SHAW offers for free. It has been doing this for months. Apparently the antivirus software has NO effect on it so it's not that. With different security programs installed it still happens.
I've also done all the anti-spyware removal and all that stuff. Basically everything is secure.
So what the hell is it? It only stays on the taskbar for like 1 second and you can't quickly right click it or try to maximize it to see what it is. You can double click it quickly or whatever but it doesn't maximize. I'm assuming it's some sort of shithead virus or something but nothing has been detected so many some sort of spyware that isn't being removed? That or I thought it was some maybe auto update from one of the programs I'm running.
I don't have anything 'strange' on my computer. The only 'internet' programs I use are Yahoo Messenger besides Internet Explorer to access the internet.
Any ideas? It's more of a piss off then anything, everything on the computer works perfectly but that stupid popup taskbar thing keeps booting me out of games, programs, videos, etc..... then I just go and click back onto them and good to go.
Also to add, I do have the MESSENGER SERVICE disabled so I don't get stupid popups from that also for the record......