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Old January 2nd 04, 07:59 PM
geewhiz
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Hello All!

My wife's Dell (9 months old) uses Windows XP Home, and gets this
strange box in the system tray that says "Message App" but does nothing
when clicked. It's annoying at best, and could be something bad at
worst. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

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Old January 3rd 04, 09:07 AM
Whelan
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I had this too, a few days ago. I couldn't get rid of it or find its source.
But I shut down. After restarting I ran Ad-Aware but didn't notice anything
unusual. It hasn't returned.
Nan
"geewhiz" wrote in message
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Hello All!

My wife's Dell (9 months old) uses Windows XP Home, and gets this
strange box in the system tray that says "Message App" but does nothing
when clicked. It's annoying at best, and could be something bad at
worst. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Gerard
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Gerard's Automobile Book, Video, and DVD Store
http://www.bob2000.com/booksvids.html
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Personal Home Page
http://www.bob2000.com/4277.htm
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Old January 7th 04, 03:31 AM
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Search for damon.exe on your PC. If you find it, rename it to ~damon.exe
and reboot. If my guess is correct, you will not see the "strange box"
again.


"geewhiz" wrote in message
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Hello All!

My wife's Dell (9 months old) uses Windows XP Home, and gets this
strange box in the system tray that says "Message App" but does nothing
when clicked. It's annoying at best, and could be something bad at
worst. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Gerard
--
Gerard's Automobile Book, Video, and DVD Store
http://www.bob2000.com/booksvids.html
--------------------------------------------------
Personal Home Page
http://www.bob2000.com/4277.htm
--------------------------------------------------
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