Houdy gang, Aha, so we now know it's a AVG thing. That's when it started showing up on me just after installing it. Guess till they sort it out we've gotta have it hanging around.
Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:53 PM Subject: Re: phantom window, web browser? Hello Chris and Fellow listers YES, I also updated my AVG-FREE to version 9.0 just before the phantom window started popping up. So, hopefully they will do something about it. Regards, Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Tekell" <[email protected]> To: "nick danger" <[email protected]>; "Phil Cox" <[email protected]> Cc: "window eyes" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:11 PM Subject: Re: phantom window, web browser? > Hi to all of my felow phantom browser victims, > > Bring up your Task Manager, highlight the Web Browser item in the list, > bring up the context menu, and hit enter on 'go to process.' I had the MS > update the other night and did not experience the phantom browser issue. > But last night I updated my AVG from 8.5 to 9.0. I use the free version, > not the fancy one BTW, and when I got up this morning, bingo. Phantom > Browser rears its ugly head. When I told my Task Manager to go to the > process, it went to avgtray.exe, the executable for the AVG system tray > item. Don't know how this helps as far as getting rid of the problem for > good since getting rid of your virus protection's systray item isn't > really such a good plan, but it is more information. I should also note > that after the AVG upgrade, a Windows Defender systray item popped up that > has not been there before and I have not had time to explore that as of > yet. > > HTH, > Chris > > > > >>Houdy, >> >>yeah, this same thing started happening to me on tuesday. Weird! Neither >>screen reader has information on this spook window. And dad gummit! >>wouldn't ya know itLOL! The dern thing just popped up as I'm writing >>this. >>Would sure like to know what the heck this is about. >> >>Tony >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Phil Cox" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:30 PM >>Subject: Re: phantom window, web browser? >> >> >>Hello >> >>YES, I also am getting this starting today after completing a Microsoft >>update. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Chip Orange" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:45 PM >>Subject: RE: phantom window, web browser? >> >> >> > John, >> > >> > I just started having this in the last day or two. it causes my >> > current >> > window to lose the focus, which is annoying. >> > >> > I suspect it must be being caused by a recent MS patch or update. >> > >> > Chip >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: john schwery [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:17 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: phantom window, web browser? >> > >> > I'm running WE 7.11 with XP Home. 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