Re: Irritating hourglass syndrome

The message <MPG.1dd416e41dda3e199896bc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
from Gid Holyoake <abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

> Boot it in safe mode and see if it still does it.. if it stops, it points
> to it possibly being a driver for something playing silly hooters in the
> background..

Ta - with Win 200, is that at the beginning of the first loading bar, ot
f-something or other on booting?

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