Re: Rick "nutcase" Rogers

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:38:51 -0500

Hi Ross,

Some background process is causing it. Have you run anti-spyware
applications yet? They are a more likely cause than is a virus for the
delayed activity. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Ross" <Ross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7EA271BB-1A03-4CF3-A6D4-AF29A8F14F6D@microsoft.com...
>I am running XP Pro. Everything works great most of the time. However, 
>about
> 20% of the time a weird problem happens. I will click on a desktop icon 
> and
> nothing happens. Well, the hour glass comes up but that’s it, nothing 
> else
> happens. I can click on several icons and the exact thing happens each 
> time
> (nothing). Control-alt-del will not work either. After letting the 
> computer
> idle for about 5 minutes – I will click on anything and then every 
> single
> icon that I clicked on earlier will all pop up at once. Any idea on what 
> is
> causing this odd problem and how to fix it? I have did a system restore 
> and
> ran 2 different antivirus programs looking for a virus. All help 
> appreciated.
>
>
>
>

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