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Alert icon in system tray..

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Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: November 26, 2007 at 06:13:37 Pacific
Subject: Alert icon in system tray..
OS: Vista HB
CPU/Ram: 2.2GHz SKTA Sempron / 2GB
Manufacturer/Model: Custom
Comment:

Hi, a couple of weeks ago I noticed a small alert icon in the system tray. I dont know what its for, double clicking it does nothing, right clicking does nothing and if you hold your mouse over it for a description nothing comes up.

My computer is running normally other than icon. Does anybody know what this is? Here's a pic of what I'm talking about:

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/...
Images ON or follow the link.

Thanks for any help.


Mattwizz3 :
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Response Number 1
Name: mountain
Date: November 26, 2007 at 07:12:25 Pacific
Reply:

did you look in msconfig, startup, to see if something listed there throws up the alert??


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Response Number 2
Name: KevinS.
Date: November 26, 2007 at 15:53:31 Pacific
Reply:

scan for viruses with windows defender, and AVG

also scan for spyware with this:

http://www.spywareterminator.com/


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Response Number 3
Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: November 27, 2007 at 06:59:57 Pacific
Reply:

I found out what causes it, its not spyware or viruses. Its nVidia..... Yeah, for some reason every now and then when the graphics driver dosent load correctly, it reloads and gives me an alert which dosent seem to disappear... Oh well, its only intermittent so I guess I'll just put up with it. Thanks for the help!

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640Mb PC133 @ 150MHz
Sparkle 6600


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