What's this...thingy?

Every once in a while, this oddball thing appears on my desktop. Only way to
maker it go away appears to be to reboot. Neither Windows Defender, NOD32
anti-virus, nor any other security application, shows any problem. Any
suggestions as to what it might be?
It's gui attributes appear to be very basic, pre-windowsXPO stuff. It has a
title: "I am service!!", then a series of buttons in a column at the left
side of its not-quite-a-windows, with "AiGear", "Frequency," then "Button 2",
"Buttion 3", Button 4", and "Button 5". At the top right is "Button 7". In
the center there is a blank white box, in which one can type, and get
responses. I typed "Who are you", hit the "Frequency" button, and got "281
280" in that same box. Repeated hits brought other numbers very similar.
Hitting "Button 4" showed this:

COMMON_METHOD_GET_ITEM_VALUE test
=======================================
DWORD[0]: 0x00000000 (0)
DWORD[1]: 0x76227448 (1981969480)

I brought up Task Manager, and looked through the lists of applications and
services running, but wasn't able to determine which, if any,
this...artifact?...was connected to.
Doesn't seem to affect the operation of Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit, at
all.
Any ideas?

Hi Dave,

Do you have an Asus motherboard?
http://event.asus.com/2006/mb/am2/quiet.html
--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

"Dave Finster" <Dave > wrote in message
news:E15B9BFA-A5EF-4FA2-AE88-...
> Every once in a while, this oddball thing appears on my desktop. Only way
> to
> maker it go away appears to be to reboot. Neither Windows Defender, NOD32
> anti-virus, nor any other security application, shows any problem. Any
> suggestions as to what it might be?
> It's gui attributes appear to be very basic, pre-windowsXPO stuff. It has
> a
> title: "I am service!!", then a series of buttons in a column at the left
> side of its not-quite-a-windows, with "AiGear", "Frequency," then "Button
> 2",
> "Buttion 3", Button 4", and "Button 5". At the top right is "Button 7".
> In
> the center there is a blank white box, in which one can type, and get
> responses. I typed "Who are you", hit the "Frequency" button, and got
> "281
> 280" in that same box. Repeated hits brought other numbers very similar.
> Hitting "Button 4" showed this:
>
> COMMON_METHOD_GET_ITEM_VALUE test
> =======================================
> DWORD[0]: 0x00000000 (0)
> DWORD[1]: 0x76227448 (1981969480)
>
> I brought up Task Manager, and looked through the lists of applications
> and
> services running, but wasn't able to determine which, if any,
> this...artifact?...was connected to.
> Doesn't seem to affect the operation of Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit, at
> all.
> Any ideas?
>
>
>

If You Used Ubuntu You Wouldn't Have All The Problems That You Have With
Vista. Just FYI. I Used To Work For The Post Office, Just FYI And I Know
Computers. Just FYI.

I Am A Friend Of Fred Thompson. Just FYI

Boycott Microsoft Just FYI

"Dave Finster" <Dave > wrote in message
news:E15B9BFA-A5EF-4FA2-AE88-...
> Every once in a while, this oddball thing appears on my desktop. Only way
> to
> maker it go away appears to be to reboot. Neither Windows Defender, NOD32
> anti-virus, nor any other security application, shows any problem. Any
> suggestions as to what it might be?
> It's gui attributes appear to be very basic, pre-windowsXPO stuff. It has
> a
> title: "I am service!!", then a series of buttons in a column at the left
> side of its not-quite-a-windows, with "AiGear", "Frequency," then "Button
> 2",
> "Buttion 3", Button 4", and "Button 5". At the top right is "Button 7".
> In
> the center there is a blank white box, in which one can type, and get
> responses. I typed "Who are you", hit the "Frequency" button, and got
> "281
> 280" in that same box. Repeated hits brought other numbers very similar.
> Hitting "Button 4" showed this:
>
> COMMON_METHOD_GET_ITEM_VALUE test
> =======================================
> DWORD[0]: 0x00000000 (0)
> DWORD[1]: 0x76227448 (1981969480)
>
> I brought up Task Manager, and looked through the lists of applications
> and
> services running, but wasn't able to determine which, if any,
> this...artifact?...was connected to.
> Doesn't seem to affect the operation of Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit, at
> all.
> Any ideas?
>
>
>

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:08:46 -0800, <> wrote:

>If You Used Ubuntu You Wouldn't Have All The Problems That You Have With
>Vista. Just FYI. I Used To Work For The Post Office, Just FYI And I Know
>Computers. Just FYI.
>
>I Am A Friend Of Fred Thompson. Just FYI
>
>Boycott Microsoft Just FYI
>
If you like Ubuntu, fine, but LOTS of people do nto have that option.
Your slamming MS is not going to make nay difference to those people.

>"Dave Finster" <Dave > wrote in message
>news:E15B9BFA-A5EF-4FA2-AE88-...
>> Every once in a while, this oddball thing appears on my desktop. Only way
>> to
>> maker it go away appears to be to reboot. Neither Windows Defender, NOD32
>> anti-virus, nor any other security application, shows any problem. Any
>> suggestions as to what it might be?
>> It's gui attributes appear to be very basic, pre-windowsXPO stuff. It has
>> a
>> title: "I am service!!", then a series of buttons in a column at the left
>> side of its not-quite-a-windows, with "AiGear", "Frequency," then "Button
>> 2",
>> "Buttion 3", Button 4", and "Button 5". At the top right is "Button 7".
>> In
>> the center there is a blank white box, in which one can type, and get
>> responses. I typed "Who are you", hit the "Frequency" button, and got
>> "281
>> 280" in that same box. Repeated hits brought other numbers very similar.
>> Hitting "Button 4" showed this:
>>
>> COMMON_METHOD_GET_ITEM_VALUE test
>> =======================================
>> DWORD[0]: 0x00000000 (0)
>> DWORD[1]: 0x76227448 (1981969480)
>>
>> I brought up Task Manager, and looked through the lists of applications
>> and
>> services running, but wasn't able to determine which, if any,
>> this...artifact?...was connected to.
>> Doesn't seem to affect the operation of Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit, at
>> all.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>

wrote:
> If You Used Ubuntu You Wouldn't Have All The Problems That You Have With
> Vista. Just FYI. I Used To Work For The Post Office, Just FYI And I Know
> Computers. Just FYI.
>
> I Am A Friend Of Fred Thompson. Just FYI
>


A friend of Fred Thompson? Is he really as close to death as he looks
and acts?