Misbehaving Computer

Arrgh

My computer has decided it will do as it wishes. It has begun to have a mind of its own and its driving me up the wall.

It’s behaving like an incorrigible child. (As if I need another one)  It did what I asked it to do (all the time) but has decided it is time to act up.

When it started malfunctioning on and off, I started blaming my son for downloading all the free software under the sun, slowing down the computer/shutting down at will etc. The latest software he had downloaded, arranges his desktop files in fancy designs – I must admit the designs are fascinating – but it is not a necessary tool. He reckons he needs it.

I was getting frustrated, I wondered (aloud) if I should buy his own computer so I can keep mine clean. However, I knew this is not an option rather a contradiction when I am trying to limit his time at the computer.

  

Other than that, I did not think too much of the shutting down at will factor. Except the frustration that goes with losing unsaved data, re-booting and re-starting the work.

Thought, “this is weird” or held my son responsible and went about correcting the wrong.

On top of these it repeatedly kept changing my desktop background picture.

Yesterday when I booted I thought I was at a stranger’s computer. I was confused momentarily. Not only the background picture was different (yet again) but also the desktop was clear of all of my folders and files (one’s I have saved for easy access –passwords etc and the documents I need to print) bar few icons. Such as – IE, skype  and similar. When I opened IE my home page too was not mine.

I found my files and folders by going to My Computer => C drive => then opened folders I thought would lead to my desktop files.

That was yesterday and this is today. Computer has decided to put back my files/folders   to where it was (desktop) but decided it did not like the background picture, so it changed it.

I wonder what it will decide to do tomorrow.

I have no idea why it is behaving this way.

What is happening???