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i have lost control of my computer

May 2, 2004 5:35AM PDT

about every 15-20min i am kicked out of whatever it is i am doing, connected to the inernet or not. I have ran the following:ad-ware 6.0, spybotsearch, housecall, mcafee antivirus and i am still having the same problems. When kicked out a link appears on the start bar, but leads to nothing. I am using IE and connecting via a cable modem. I tried disconnecting the modem from the computer and play games but still it happens. what could be the problem and how can i fix it

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What do you mean by...
May 2, 2004 11:56AM PDT

"When kicked out a link appears on the start bar, but leads to nothing." What form does this link take? What do you mean by start bar, Windows start on the lower left corner of the desktop?

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Re:What do you mean by...
May 2, 2004 2:26PM PDT

The link is on the taskbar. it is a minimized window, but when i click on it nothing happens. i have noticed that it only kicks me out of the active window or what ever is active at that time.

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Try to look in the task manager and see if you can identify it there. NT
May 2, 2004 2:54PM PDT

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Re:Try to look in the task manager and see if you can identify it there. NT
May 2, 2004 3:14PM PDT
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Re:Re:Try to look in the task manager and see if you can identify it there. NT
May 2, 2004 9:41PM PDT