I have WinXP Pro, one night I got up and noticed it was on, at the "Disc Cleanup" window. It takes 3 clicks on the mouse to get there. Do I have a "Hacker"
2006-08-07 13:36:44 · 10 answers · asked by arrow_head72002 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Maybe your settings are set for automatic defragment or disc cleanup and will power on at that time to complete the clean up. I used to have a computer that did the same thing but when I check it was set to go off like every few months or so even though I didn't program it to do that... so check your settings to see what dates or times it's set to do this and then just cancel it.
2006-08-07 13:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by kitkool 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, if you had a hacker the last thing that I would think that they would do is a disc cleanup. Check your settings-your computer is probably set up to do a daily cleanup automatically.
2006-08-07 20:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by April G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really probably isn't a "hacker". Some ethernet cards support a method to turn a computer on remotely. This is very unlikely.
The Disk Cleanup dialog opens up autmoatically when your C drive use reaches a certain percentage. You maye have left it on accidently.
2006-08-07 20:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have told it to restart or standyby instead shutting down. But if it was at the Disk Cleanup dialup box, it was probably in the process of doing that and the screensaver was on and you thought it was turned off.
2006-08-07 20:47:24 · answer #4 · answered by C93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that you had it scheduled to do a disc cleanup for that night and time.
2006-08-07 20:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by starashley02001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poltergeist.
2006-08-07 20:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by atwil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah, probably just an update from winxp or something. i get them too
2006-08-07 20:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by Ivan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the macintosh fairy
or the gateway troll
perhaps it was the pc poltergeist
2006-08-07 20:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by evanlah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably overheated. give it some air.
2006-08-07 20:44:45 · answer #9 · answered by !{¤©¤}! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you put it on standby mode perhaps...
2006-08-07 20:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋