Frequent clicking & unwanted window deselect

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Is anyone familiar with this problem -- it's starting to get very
irritating. About 2 hours ago, I decided to try Microsoft's
(relatively) new, and more importantly, free, entry into the
anti-spyware market: the beta release of Windows Defender. Well I
downloaded / installed it a little while ago. Seemingly, all went
smoothly, but after the first scan finished, every 30-60 seconds
(sometimes longer), over the speakers come that familiar clicking sound
you hear after double-clicking a folder in windows explorer. As if that
wasn't bad enough, whatever window is open at that second gets
deselected.

It's tough enough trying to type a bunch of papers without having to
click on MS Word once a minute. Any ideas if it's the new program?
You have to jump through hoops to download it and, seeing as I already
deleted the setup files, I'd like to avoid doing it again but I'm
at the end of my rope.

Thanks
-RC
 
I'd check the Application Event Log. Defender will log any activity
it is doing in the form of Event log entries. I've installed it (Defender)
on many PCs and never encountered issues like you describe.
 
RC said:
Is anyone familiar with this problem -- it's starting to get very
irritating. About 2 hours ago, I decided to try Microsoft's
(relatively) new, and more importantly, free, entry into the
anti-spyware market: the beta release of Windows Defender. Well I
downloaded / installed it a little while ago. Seemingly, all went
smoothly, but after the first scan finished, every 30-60 seconds
(sometimes longer), over the speakers come that familiar clicking
sound you hear after double-clicking a folder in windows explorer. As
if that wasn't bad enough, whatever window is open at that second gets
deselected.

It's tough enough trying to type a bunch of papers without having to
click on MS Word once a minute. Any ideas if it's the new program?
You have to jump through hoops to download it and, seeing as I already
deleted the setup files, I'd like to avoid doing it again but I'm
at the end of my rope.

Thanks
-RC
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This is not normal behavior for Windows Defender.

At this time, support for the beta version of Microsoft Windows Defender is
being provided through the following Microsoft newsgroups:

- microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.appcompat
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.general
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.install
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.networking
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.signatures
- microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity

These newsgroups can be accessed via NNTP or HTTP.

To access these newsgroups using HTTP, please go to the following location:

http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us

To access these newsgroups using NNTP, please use the following information
for your NNTP client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express):

- NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
- Account name: privatenews\spyware
- Password: spyware

NOTE: No password will be required via the HTTP link

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
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