Solved Test Mode in all 4 corners-Weird Problem

johnwillyums

johnwillyums

johnwillyums
Vista Pro
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:confused:
 

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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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    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
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    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
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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
 

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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
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    Dell Utrasharp 2408WFP
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    Coolermaster Cosmos S
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    Tuniq Tower 120 + 3x120mm + 200m side fan
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    logitech Wave
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    Roccat Kone
    Internet Speed
    supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
    Other Info
    love this mouse
I'm going to try again a bit earlier. Maybe Friday. See what happens. Cheers, John
 

My Computer

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  • 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
    Keyboard
    logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone
    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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    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
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    Creative
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    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
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
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    Surface Ergonomic.
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    Logitech Performance MX
    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
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    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    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
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone
    Internet Speed
    supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
    Other Info
    love this mouse

My Computers

System One System Two

  • 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
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    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
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    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
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone
    Internet Speed
    supposedly 8mbps actually about 4 or 5
    Other Info
    love this mouse
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