To: Rick "nutcase" Rogers

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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.
 
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.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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