# Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-randomly-plays-classical-music/287951>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-randomly-plays-classical-music/287951 "2005-02-02T06:09:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![caphis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-randomly-plays-classical-music/287951/1 "2005-02-02T06:09:31Z")

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[Perhaps the most amusing Microsoft Knowledge Base Article I’ve ever come across.](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q261186/)

Talk about being creeped out at 3am.

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-randomly-plays-classical-music/287951/2 "2005-02-02T08:20:56Z")

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If my computer starts singing “It’s a small world” to me out of the blue, I’m getting the sledgehammer…

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**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-randomly-plays-classical-music/287951/3 "2005-02-02T13:10:33Z")

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Remember kids, it’s not a bug, it’s a _feature_. :dubious: Really.

What would you expect your computer to do if it’s overheating, give you an error message that says “your cpu is overheating” or play some soothing music to comfort you while your machine grinds to a halt.

Share And Enjoy (or go stick your head in a pig).