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stranger
Joined: Mar 2003
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Whenever i try to play divinity, all of a sudden the game minimizes to the desktop, the game doesnt quit and i can still play it. It minimizes repeatedly about every five 2-5 minutes, this is the first time ive ever had it happen, so any help would be appreciated.
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Joined: Mar 2003
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You're not hitting the windows key or ctrl-escape when this happens, are you?
Do you have anything running in the background, or have you installed anything recently that may have set itself to always be running? anti-virus, chat, email, web browsers, audio / video players, screen savers, anything that pops up reminders / updates, wallpaper changers, etc. There are a few processes in Windows XP that are always running, but you don't need to worry about these. In Windows 9x/ME you can shut down everything but Explorer and Systray.
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stranger
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Joined: Mar 2003
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No, im not hitting any keys, i downloaded this thing called eAnthology today, but i also uninstalled it, so i dunno what the problem is
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veteran
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veteran
Joined: Mar 2003
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Download a program called AdAware and let it scan your system. You might have a hidden program that piggy-backed with something you downloaded that is checking your system or trying to connect to the Internet. It has a list of programs and cookies and processes that can spy on your system and removes any it finds. This might help.
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Joined: Mar 2003
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Check out their uninstall procedure; maybe (though unlikely) you missed one of the components? From this topic; I find it interesting and disturbing that in this
computer, the program is obviously still running,
although there are no icons anywhere to indicate that
it is. The first time it kicked in, there were pop
ups all over the bloody place and we couldn't get rid
of them. Yesterday, it ran a scan while no one was
even using the computer. If a program can't even be
found by normal means (such as the start menu), how
does one do anything with it? I would think that
those with administrative privileges should be able to
get into things and find stuff, but after my first
restart, the desktop shortcut and taskbar icon were
both gone, and I thought the program had not
installed...because that is the way this machine is
configured. and a followup; I also revisited that forum thread tonight, and I was very disturbed to see,
further down the thread than I got when I posted my original response to you,
that the software is installed when someone clicks on an **advertising banner**
for the product. The banner has been described as one of those pop-up things
that have an "X" in the upper right corner that looks like a close button, but
is actually part of the banner. Clicking on this "X" does not close the window,
it installs the software! That is just slimy and, I agree with you, it is
virus-like activity as far as I'm concerned. Supposedly this only happens when
the users security settings allow it, but to me that is no excuse.
I also understand that AdAware already targets this software. Check out AdAware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy for help clearing out eAnthology, or search their web site (or others) for a manual un-install procedure.
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