What is my system dowloading?

[LMPIPER]

The taskbar tells me my system is downloading something, (the downloading
ICON has been running for the past Hr.). How can I tell just what it is
downloading?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Is it the Windows Update icon? If so, click Start > All Programs > Windows
Update > View Updates and you will see a list of the available update it
might be downloading.

 

[LMPIPER]

Thanks for your reply.

No it WAS not the Windows Update Icon. It WAS a circular arrow rotating
clockwise. When I put the cursor on it a message window said Downloading. It
would not respond to a left or right click. The task manager did not show any
application running. Disconecting from the internet, (unpluging the telephone
line) did not stop it. I usually hibernate and remove power when I leave my
system and it was there when I returned. It went away after a shut down,
(which I just did). I don't have the problem any longer but still don't know
what the system was doing.

Again thanks for the reply.

Leo

 

[Emil Lulic]

Try running Windows Defender, or any Antivirus... Maybe it will find
something!

Emil Lulic

 

[DP]

Do you have any kind of television component attached to your computer?
My computer will download TV listings to use with Media Center and an HD tv
USB thing I use.
But it doesn't take that long.

 

[uvbogden]

If you have McAfee Security, a red arrow in the notification area will circle
around until the McAfee Security has updated itself.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Open the Run command (Windows Key + R) > type in MSCONFIG > click OK > go to
the Startup (tab) > look for any suspicious icons that could be associated
with the spinning arrow you are seein the notification area. To be honest
with you though, a screenshot would greatly help with this one.