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I just upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro. I
have also added service pack 1. Five minutes after I start Windows, I hear a slide whistle sound from the computer speaker (not the sound card speakers). The task bar then turns black for a couple of seconds, and the desktop icon font changes from the custom color that I have set. In addition, if Netscape 7.1 e-mail is minimized, the window or program that I am in minimizes and the e-mail window opens. Any ideas on how to eliminate this will be appreciated. |
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Sounds interesting. Have you scanned for virus? Also, download and/or run
Ad-Aware, it is free - you may have picked up some malware while surfing the Internet: Ad-aware - Download.com - shareware http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10...ml?legacy=cnet "Bob" wrote: I just upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro. I have also added service pack 1. Five minutes after I start Windows, I hear a slide whistle sound from the computer speaker (not the sound card speakers). The task bar then turns black for a couple of seconds, and the desktop icon font changes from the custom color that I have set. In addition, if Netscape 7.1 e-mail is minimized, the window or program that I am in minimizes and the e-mail window opens. Any ideas on how to eliminate this will be appreciated. |
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Bob, check for spyware/adware/malware and viruses:
Run the following, in order. Make sure you update them first after installing them, then boot into safe mode to run them. Cwshredder http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip Ad-aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com Spybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org After that you can run the following to keep your system clean: Spywareblaster www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html IE-SPYAD http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm These last two are a bit more advanced. Use them if you don't have any success cleaning your sytem with the first three: ToolbarCop http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 For viruses there are several online scanning engines that run from a web site: http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp Here is a good site with info on parasites: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm Lastly here are some oneline security checkers. They scan your system and report on security holes and problems: http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/ http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/ https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/ Bob wrote: I just upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro. I have also added service pack 1. Five minutes after I start Windows, I hear a slide whistle sound from the computer speaker (not the sound card speakers). The task bar then turns black for a couple of seconds, and the desktop icon font changes from the custom color that I have set. In addition, if Netscape 7.1 e-mail is minimized, the window or program that I am in minimizes and the e-mail window opens. Any ideas on how to eliminate this will be appreciated. |
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Hi Bob,
This has to do with the Accessibility Wizard, make your changes there. -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Bob" wrote in message ... I just upgraded from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro. I have also added service pack 1. Five minutes after I start Windows, I hear a slide whistle sound from the computer speaker (not the sound card speakers). The task bar then turns black for a couple of seconds, and the desktop icon font changes from the custom color that I have set. In addition, if Netscape 7.1 e-mail is minimized, the window or program that I am in minimizes and the e-mail window opens. Any ideas on how to eliminate this will be appreciated. |
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