Strange system blocking



I've Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 installed on a 1GB RAM
laptop, updated and protected with Scan Antivirus and Microsoft Antispyware.
Recently, I've been experimented a strange behaviour on my laptop, which
start occurring suddenly: when I minimize a window, my laptop blocks for a
few seconds, apparently accessing the disk, because the disk led light keeps
on during this period, without flickering (like it does in a regular data
accessing operation). The mouse works but any running task seems to block.
Even if I start an application, it doesn't open before the blocking period
ends. I reinstalled the laptop. At the beginning, it didn't happen at all,
but suddenly the problem is back. It seems to be something with the file
system (any driver, for instance) and/or the disk. But if it was the disk,
it would behave the same way in other occasions, than minimizing windows. Is
it a windows system issue? Does anybody know what this is? Thanks!

Carlos Lima



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