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What the hell is this?!

  • 16-08-2005 1:22pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭


    Uh...something just happened to my PC. I was closing something like Acrobt and next thing I know my taskbar fills up with 3 lines of programs - seems to be everything running - taskbar programs, hidden ones, etc.

    The weirdest thing is all these blues boxes that pile up above the taskbar - there's some while I type and I click each one and move them round. Thing is I can't close many of the programs that just appeared...I'm gonna restart but I'm a little freaked out. Also, hovering over any file now leads to a blue box popping up with the first few words of its file type. :confused:

    Here's a sample of what happened (the blue boxes were 5 high at the start).

    Any ideas?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yeah, I've seen this happen before on Win98. Rebooted and it never occured again. :/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Looks like spyware/virus trouble.

    Nice wallpaper :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭Bri


    Thanks :D

    It's XP Home SP2 by the way...all went away when I rebooted.

    Strannnnnngeeee.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 519 ✭✭✭smeggle


    glitch in windows explorer - rebooting cures (most times)

    :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Run an AVG/SpyWare check just to be sure.

    John


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    One of the many random "easter eggs" in windows :)


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