Guest anthony77 Posted August 26, 2008 Posted August 26, 2008 The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my computer. I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase the hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, it's driving me crazy!??
Guest JS Posted August 26, 2008 Posted August 26, 2008 Re: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... You need to find and identify the specific process or application that's runs every few minutes. You can do this with Windows Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del key), select the Processes Tab, Next, click on the CPU column twice, this should bring the System Idle process to the top (as long as you are not using any other applications). Then about every few seconds you should see another process (the one that's slowing down your PC) float to or near the top of the list. For more exploratory and detailed look, download and try Process Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx Once you have Process Explorer installed and running: In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower Pane' options. (This will provide the detailed info you need) Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage. Every few seconds you should see another process (the one that's slowing down your PC) float to or near the top of the list. Now quickly click (before it drops back down the list) on the process of interest that's listed in the CPU % column. An alternate method when using Process Explorer is to double click on the Graph just below the Menu bar. This will open the 'System Information' window, which has a larger display of all three graphs. Move your mouse over any spike in the CPU Usage graph to see what process/application or service was the cause of the spike. Once you select/highlight a process, right click and from the options listed select the: 'Search Online' option. This should display what out there on the web about that process. Note: some entries like Explorer and svchost may need to be expanded to show the detail, (sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left of the entry. JS http://www.pagestart.com "anthony77" <anthony77@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B59DF829-510D-448C-B6CE-85133BA6D08C@microsoft.com... > The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've > restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my computer. > I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase > the > hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. > It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, > it's > driving me crazy!??
Guest HeyBub Posted August 26, 2008 Posted August 26, 2008 Re: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... anthony77 wrote: > The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. > I've restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my > computer. I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately > to increase the hard disk space, so that might have something to do > with it. > It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop > it, it's driving me crazy!?? A. Stop the hourglass? Easy: Control Panel/Mouse/Pointers Change the "busy" pointer from hourglass to arrow. B. Stop whatever's going on in the background? Dunno. Depends on what it is.
Guest Kelly Posted August 26, 2008 Posted August 26, 2008 Re: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... Suggestions: Is there a CD/DVD in any of the drives? In the meantime, go to Start/Run: msconfig Go to the Startup Tab and disable all. Go to the Services Tab and hide all ms services. What is left? Start from there. Good luck and keep us posted. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "anthony77" <anthony77@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B59DF829-510D-448C-B6CE-85133BA6D08C@microsoft.com... > The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've > restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my computer. > I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase > the > hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. > It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, > it's > driving me crazy!??
Guest anthony77 Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 RE: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... I think I got it. I stopped some things from starting in msconfig and I stopped some thingsfrom running in the task manager. If when I restart next time it still happens, I'll have a better idea of what it is that might be causing it, and how to stop it. Thanks to you all! "anthony77" wrote: > The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've > restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my computer. > I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase the > hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. > It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, it's > driving me crazy!??
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 Re: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2 (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe) is the preferred tool to use (in conjuction with some other utilities). HijackThis will NOT fix anything on its own, but it will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with assistance from an expert. **Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22, http://castlecops.com/forum67.html, or other appropriate forums for review by an expert in such matters, not here.** If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) computer repair shop. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ anthony77 wrote: > I think I got it. I stopped some things from starting in msconfig and I > stopped some thingsfrom running in the task manager. If when I restart > next > time it still happens, I'll have a better idea of what it is that might be > causing it, and how to stop it. Thanks to you all! > > "anthony77" wrote: > >> The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've >> restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my >> computer. >> I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase >> the >> hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. >> It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, >> it's >> driving me crazy!??
Guest Kelly Posted August 27, 2008 Posted August 27, 2008 Re: Hourglass Flashes every few seconds... Thanks for the feedback and good luck! :o) -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "anthony77" <anthony77@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BFC055C6-83B8-4BBE-80A6-D2EFF01A09E3@microsoft.com... >I think I got it. I stopped some things from starting in msconfig and I > stopped some thingsfrom running in the task manager. If when I restart > next > time it still happens, I'll have a better idea of what it is that might be > causing it, and how to stop it. Thanks to you all! > > "anthony77" wrote: > >> The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've >> restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my >> computer. >> I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase >> the >> hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. >> It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, >> it's >> driving me crazy!??
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