Program running in background
From: MGGP (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/04/04
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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 17:43:16 -0700
MSCONFIG is a diagnostic tool. You can use it to try to
figure out which program is causing the problem. I would
start by turning off everything on the Startup tab EXCEPT
anti-virus programs. After re-booting, you can turn them
back on one-at-a-time until you find the culprit.
See this:
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/ <-tutorial
Good Luck !
>-----Original Message-----
>I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm having a
>problem with what I suspect is a program running in the
>background. It's interferring terribly with my routine
>activies on the computer. For instance, as I'm typing
>this, every 90 seconds or so the screen blinks and my
>cursor disappears. I have to click my mouse button to
>continue typing. Also, when I'm running certain programs
>everything minimizes for no apparent reason. I've tried
>defragging, running scandisk, scanning for viruses and
>running a spyware detection program but nothing seems to
>work. I can't figure out which program is doing this.
>I've tried to disable some of my recently installed
>programs to see if they were the cause but the problem
>persists. Any ideas?
>.
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