Windows Taskbar Flashing Orange..

DeadlySurfer · 2 Mar 2010 at 18:51

Hey, so here's my problem.

Yesterday, my PC was fine, all good.

Today when I have say two pages open on the taskbar, I click to go to the other age and it just flashes orange. I have to minimize my current window to reach the desktop where I can (just about) get the other page to open by clicking the taskbar.

Run Malwarebytes, Spybot, doing AVG, nothing found...

Anyone know what this is?!

Edit: On a side note, Windows live messenger doesn't show any profile pics, or only some, related to the above?

And right click doesn't work on the taskbar... Mouse batterys are low, can't be this, no?

bledd · 3 Mar 2010 at 09:25

Doubt this is the issue, but remove AVG and replace it with this http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

But first I'd do a scan with Nod32 antivirus (there's a free trial for it)

AVG is really really poor

Have you visited any dodgy pages?..

cavonia · 3 Mar 2010 at 09:40

Even the new AVG9?

.Simon · 3 Mar 2010 at 09:59

You mentioned mouse batteries and I immediately thought of the issue I had with my Logitech wireless. It wouldn't respond to clicks properly, the same behaviour you describe.

It was either low batteries or wireless interference causing my problem.

DeadlySurfer · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:55

.Simon said:
You mentioned mouse batteries and I immediately thought of the issue I had with my Logitech wireless. It wouldn't respond to clicks properly, the same behaviour you describe.

It was either low batteries or wireless interference causing my problem.

Ah! Guess what make my mouse is

Glad that's the problem, it most likely is. AVG seems alright to me, nothing bad about it, so far. Like I said I did other tests and it was o, but I may look to change it anyway...

Thanks for the replies, off to buy a new mouse, or at least some new batteries...

bledd · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:58

Seriously, change it

DeadlySurfer · 3 Mar 2010 at 16:05

So the Microsoft one is better?

As in, can block web crap too?

Mel_P · 15 Mar 2010 at 22:52

AVG 9 seems to be causing problems with its latest "link scanner" update ! Had to go back to AVG8.5 on one PC - just kept hanging on web sites.

Aod · 16 Mar 2010 at 08:48

DeadlySurfer said:
So the Microsoft one is better?

As in, can block web crap too?

when you say "block web crap" you mean "slow down all your browsing horrifically as all traffic is routed through AVG's SLOW scanning engine" then, no.

honestly, there's almost nothing wrong with AVG* until you get a virus. or three.

*except the slowness, constant system pauses while scanning, browser-invasive nature etc...