Hourglass won't stop running

[hoyt pollard]

I recently moved. I've set my computer back up (everything but the
Internet connection), but I'm experiencing an annoying problem. The
hourglass cursor runs for 10 seconds or so, stops for a beat, then
starts back up again and repeats the cycle. Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try a System Restore back to an earlier checkpoint.

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| I recently moved. I've set my computer back up (everything but the
| Internet connection), but I'm experiencing an annoying problem. The
| hourglass cursor runs for 10 seconds or so, stops for a beat, then
| starts back up again and repeats the cycle. Any ideas how to fix this?
| Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Push Atl+Ctrl+Del, and open Task manger to see what's runing on your computer
(Startup Applications List: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

Good Luck

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[roger]

Hi,

I recently moved. I've set my computer back up (everything but the
Internet connection), but I'm experiencing an annoying problem. The
hourglass cursor runs for 10 seconds or so, stops for a beat, then
starts back up again and repeats the cycle. Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.

Go to Start > Run > msconfig
startup tab
uncheck entries and reboot,
if no hourglass then enable entries one at a time.

308041 Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308041

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

316434 HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

310560 How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Good luck