Wierd Black Box on imac

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menace3054

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This black box keeps appearing when you open anything.. Ive tried virus scan, repair permissions, and restarting. i sware i think my gfs imac is a lemon. any ideas? thanks!!
 

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menace3054 said:
This black box keeps appearing when you open anything.. Ive tried virus scan, repair permissions, and restarting. i sware i think my gfs imac is a lemon. any ideas? thanks!!
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sorry, i forgot to add.. imac 17", 1.6 ghz, 1gb ram, running tiger 10.4.1. and the box comes in different sizes and moves all over the screen everytime you type or click something...
 
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it looks like a border from a screenshot application. do u have xscope installed?
 
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mogwai said:
it looks like a border from a screenshot application. do u have xscope installed?
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no, no screen shot application, sometimes the border highlights the scroll bar on the right, sometimes it highlights a text box, sometimes it highlights the entire screen. we have had nothing but problems with this imac, apple better fix it this time
 
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what applications and programs do you have running right now?

also, what is on the left of your screen?
-chris
 
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coach_z said:
what applications and programs do you have running right now?

also, what is on the left of your screen?
-chris
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its my gf's computer. she mostly runs safari and dreamweaver. but the problem is there even when no programs are running. there are a few photos on her desktop
 
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coach_z said:
what applications and programs do you have running right now?

also, what is on the left of your screen?
-chris
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oh, that thing is a virus scanner.
 
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menace3054 said:
This black box keeps appearing when you open anything.. Ive tried virus scan, repair permissions, and restarting. i sware i think my gfs imac is a lemon. any ideas? thanks!!
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Go to System Preferences -> Universal Access and turn off VoiceOver...and those rectangles should disappear.
It is not a bug, but a visual assistance.
And a virus scan couldn't help much, it only scans for Windows viruses that might infect other Windows PCs networked with your Mac. There are currently no Viruses for OS X.
 
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I have seen this myself. He is right about the visual assistances.
 
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Avalon said:
Go to System Preferences -> Universal Access and turn off VoiceOver...and those rectangles should disappear.
It is not a bug, but a visual assistance.
And a virus scan couldn't help much, it only scans for Windows viruses that might infect other Windows PCs networked with your Mac. There are currently no Viruses for OS X.
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thanks! that did the trick
 
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Avalon said:
Go to System Preferences -> Universal Access and turn off VoiceOver...and those rectangles should disappear.
It is not a bug, but a visual assistance.
And a virus scan couldn't help much, it only scans for Windows viruses that might infect other Windows PCs networked with your Mac. There are currently no Viruses for OS X.
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There are around 7 known viruses for mac you know...
 
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shaun89 said:
There are around 7 known viruses for mac you know...
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Only proof-of-concepts, that still need more user interaction than Windows viruses...and they are not wildly spread, so not really considered as a virus.
 

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