String Theory?

[Razorbillone]

Greetings all! Would you consider and possibly help me with this problem.....

I am running XP Home Edition, have AVG and Spybot S&D installed and have recently performed a complete restore. Everything was going just fine untill a couple of weeks ago, now every time I boot-up I am presented with a small dialogue box with the words "NO STRING FOUND!" repeated several times,also, in my Task Tray there has appeared a small Icon also stating "No String Found" what it means and where it has come from I have no idea, I just know I cant get rid of it....would you be so kind as to offer a possible reason for this "Intrusion" and perhaps a way of seeing it off for good? I appreciate your time, thank-you

[Seth]

Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Razor.

 

Well, that's a new one for me.

 

I suspect it's being caused by a third party program that is automatically starting up when you turn on your computer. Did you install a program just prior to this happening?

 

Also check if the error appears in Safe Mode. To access Safe Mode, keep tapping F8 when you turn on the computer. A menu will appear in which you can use the arrow keys to choose Safe Mode, then press enter. Just restart the computer to go back to Normal Mode.

[Dalo Harkin]

As Seth has said if its showing in the task bar - have you been delving into the msconfig/startup items recently, you may have removed one entry, but you need to remove the others that are redundant

[Razorbillone]

String Theory......

 

Greetings, thank you guys for your swift replies!.....yes, I have been tidying up certain areas of my PC,the Start-Up menu included!, you will recall I mentioned I had recently performed a complete Restore, this "String not Found" dialogue box appeared immediately afterwards so I believe we are homing in to the problem area!. Unfortunately, I can find no evidence of a programme I have either installed or uninstalled since that restore, may I restate that when I click the "String not Found" box in the task-tray, the small dialogue box that opens just has three lines repeating the now famous (or infamous) line String.not etc.........further suggestions would be welcome, again,thank-you who replied!

[Dalo Harkin]

ok go into the msconfig and then startup tab and post a screen shot please