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Solved Test Mode in all 4 corners-Weird Problem
Hi Folks, I've been trying to download a free CPU temps monitor this afternoon without success and now I seem to have been left with something unwanted on my desk top.
When I'm just looking at the wallpaper and bottom bar ie I've just booted up, I've got the words Test Mode written in all 4 corners of the screen plus Microsoft(R)Windows(R)(Build 6001;Service Pack 1) written at the top middle.
This must have been left over from one of the temp monitors I tried and then uninstalled.
First I tried Real Temp 2.70 and that installed but then I realised I had to pay for it so I uninstalled with Revo Uninstaller. I then tried Speed Fan and Motherboard Monitor but these didn't like Kaspersky and looked like more trouble than they were worth so I uninstalled them as well.
Now I'm stuck with these words on my screen. They are quite small but still intrusive.
I think Real Temp is the culprit. Does anyone have an idea how to get rid of this problem?
Thanks, John
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custom build
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Q6600 OCd to 3.06GHz
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Asus P5Q Pro
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Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF G
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XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
1x Samsung F1 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 650 watt
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos S
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Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
Mouse
Roccat Kone
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logitech Wave
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supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
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The Contemplator
Vista Guru
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Hi John,
Have you tried using 'System Restore' to restore your system to a point prior to you having this problem?
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Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
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Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
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4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
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Gigabyte IF233
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1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
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Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
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Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
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NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
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Hi Dwarf, yeh I just did system restore twice at two most recent points, both early hours of this morning, and the problem is still there. v.peculiar. J
Manufacturer/Model
custom build
CPU
Q6600 OCd to 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro
Memory
Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF G
Graphics card(s)
XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
1x Samsung F1 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 650 watt
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos S
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
Mouse
Roccat Kone
Keyboard
logitech Wave
Internet Speed
supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
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love this mouse
I'm going to try again a bit earlier. Maybe Friday. See what happens. Cheers, John
Manufacturer/Model
custom build
CPU
Q6600 OCd to 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro
Memory
Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF G
Graphics card(s)
XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
1x Samsung F1 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 650 watt
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos S
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
Mouse
Roccat Kone
Keyboard
logitech Wave
Internet Speed
supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
Other Info
love this mouse
Test mode normally shows when driver signing has been disabled.
Have you installed anything that recently that could have done this?
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Windows 11 Workstation
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doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
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Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
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ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
Sound Card
Creative
Monitor(s) Displays
3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
Hard Drives
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
Drive
PSU
1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT
Cooling
Enermax Liqtech 240
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Keyboard
Surface Ergonomic.
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
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WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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windows 10
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Surface Pro 3
CPU
1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
Memory
4GB
Monitor(s) Displays
12" Multi Touch
Screen Resolution
2160 x 144
Hard Drives
128GB
Mouse
Logitech
Keyboard
yes
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
Hi z3. Yes I think you are right. I've just restored to 3 days ago and it's still there. Thinking about it Real Temp asked to disable driver signing. How do I switch it on again?
Thanks, John
Manufacturer/Model
custom build
CPU
Q6600 OCd to 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro
Memory
Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF G
Graphics card(s)
XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
1x Samsung F1 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 650 watt
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos S
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
Mouse
Roccat Kone
Keyboard
logitech Wave
Internet Speed
supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
Other Info
love this mouse
Operating System
Windows 11 Workstation
Manufacturer/Model
doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
Memory
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
Graphics card(s)
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
Sound Card
Creative
Monitor(s) Displays
3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
Hard Drives
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
Drive
PSU
1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT
Cooling
Enermax Liqtech 240
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Keyboard
Surface Ergonomic.
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
Other Info
WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
Operating System
windows 10
Manufacturer/Model
Surface Pro 3
CPU
1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
Memory
4GB
Monitor(s) Displays
12" Multi Touch
Screen Resolution
2160 x 144
Hard Drives
128GB
Mouse
Logitech
Keyboard
yes
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
Excellent. Didn't think it had worked at first but just needed a reboot. Thanks very much, that would have really begun to annoy me even though it was only small.
Think I'll give up on temp monitors fot now, cheers, John
Manufacturer/Model
custom build
CPU
Q6600 OCd to 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro
Memory
Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF G
Graphics card(s)
XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
1x Samsung F1 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 650 watt
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos S
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
Mouse
Roccat Kone
Keyboard
logitech Wave
Internet Speed
supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
Other Info
love this mouse