A huge gray bar freezes randomly on my computer screen "Calculator, Notepad, sound recorder, documents" I NEED to GO AWAY forever!

I have a very annoying problem with my new laptop.  It's a Lenovo Y650 running Windows Vista.
This bar gray huge ghost appears on my screen and won't go away little matter what I try. I can't find answers about it.  It is about two inches high and 10 inches wide.  He has seven vertical white lines across it.  between the lines, it has the names of the programs "Calculator" then "Notepad" then "tape recorder", then "documents".  The rest of the spaces between the other bars are empty.  There seems to be drop down arrows above the names, but they don't drop-down.  Absolutely nothing is clickable.  When I open internet explorer, the bar flat on the top, which means no matter what program I open it, this bar is above it, making it difficult to use anything because I have to scroll up, down, up, towards the bottom to see around him.
It seems to crop up when my computer will Dim when he "extended" or goes to power save mode or something else after I have not used for a few minutes.  There are also a number of funky lime green on the bar says it is usually 3, 6, or 8.
It disappears usually when I restart my computer, but sometimes not!
If there is someone out there who can help me, I'll be more obligated and excited!  It's absolutely maddening.

Hello cammy_g,

You can visit the website of the manufacturer of your computer, software/video drivers updated and etc. See also below:

Here are the links to read up on how to perform a clean boot:


http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/331796

How to use safe mode:

http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58eec904a11033.mspx

If you cannot start in safe mode, choose Safe mode with command prompt.  Type msconfig in the command prompt and a window will open.  From there on, follow the instructions on performing a clean boot. Hope this helps

you. Let us know anyway. Make it a great day!

"And in the end the love you take, is equal to The Love You Make" (The Beatles last song from their latest album, Abbey Road.)

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