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I have a Windows 8 desktop computer that, bright and early yesterday morning, showed this message right on the desktop:
If you click on "OK" or the "X" button, the computer screen turns purple, freezes for a minute, then reloads with the same message in the same place.
Have had AVG Antivirus running ever since the free Norton trial ran out. I do an AVG scan weekly and when I saw this message I ran it again but no threats were found it says. I downloaded the latest version of Java on cNet in case that had anything to do with it. I did a system restore from a point 3 days ago when everything was running fine. No luck at losing this error message.
This very same computer was just a few weeks "old" when a lightening storm took it out. This happened with a computer previously and it needed a new video card. But when I took this one to a shop they told me the computer's motherboard was fried with a virus, it took them 3 months to repair, and they charged me more to fix it than it cost to buy a brand new system. :Bawling:
Although I couldn't prove that their diagnosis was incorrect, I am hesitant to trust that they were honest.
I have looked online about this error message but despite finding a few forum threads that discuss it doesn't seem like the original posters have found a solution.
So... Any ideas on how to correct this Runtime Error dear Homesteading Computer Wizards?

If you click on "OK" or the "X" button, the computer screen turns purple, freezes for a minute, then reloads with the same message in the same place.

Have had AVG Antivirus running ever since the free Norton trial ran out. I do an AVG scan weekly and when I saw this message I ran it again but no threats were found it says. I downloaded the latest version of Java on cNet in case that had anything to do with it. I did a system restore from a point 3 days ago when everything was running fine. No luck at losing this error message.
This very same computer was just a few weeks "old" when a lightening storm took it out. This happened with a computer previously and it needed a new video card. But when I took this one to a shop they told me the computer's motherboard was fried with a virus, it took them 3 months to repair, and they charged me more to fix it than it cost to buy a brand new system. :Bawling:
Although I couldn't prove that their diagnosis was incorrect, I am hesitant to trust that they were honest.
I have looked online about this error message but despite finding a few forum threads that discuss it doesn't seem like the original posters have found a solution.
So... Any ideas on how to correct this Runtime Error dear Homesteading Computer Wizards?