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I have never had my macbook change the background on it's own before, until tonight. I wasn't even gone that long and it didn't totally shut down it just logged me out but when i logged back in the background was changed to a default one.
I went to system preferences to set it back but when I clicked on 'Desktop and Screensaver' I got a pop-up of a 'Terms and Conditions' by "Apple". So confused as to why that would pop up when I clicked desktop and screensaver, I had already opened other applications but it only popped up when I clicked that. I'm worried about a virus or trojan. I don't think my macbook updated itself while I was gone but who knows...I didn't see any evidence of that and I have the setting to not update automatically. I'm worried, any advice? Thanks!
May not be a battery drained issue, but it does seem power related. Have you 1) calibrated your battery, 2) installed Battery Update 1.2?
If so, read this, which suggests that if you have done the above and your battery cannot power your MBP, you should contact AppleCare. FYI, they extended the warranty on MBP batteries to 2 years.
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