strange behaviour

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From: Dill (djh455_at_REMOVE)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 06:27:12 +0100

When using OE, it suddenly slows right down, almost to a stop and my machine
starts "clicking". It goes back to normal when the clicking stops. At first
I thought it was my power surge protector kicking in but I disconnected
that. there are no lights flashing on the machine when it happens and the
internet connection (ADSL through a router) is maintained.
OE is XP, AMD Ath 2000, 160G HDD, 512 RAM.
Anyone any ideas?

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