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How do i get rid of a flashing egg timer?
I have just recieved my computer back from dell where they replaced the hard drive due to failure.
Since having the computer back even when it is idle, the cusour keeps on flickering into the egg timer mode.
why is this and how can i get rid of it?
Any help greatly appreciated.
many thanks
Mary G
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September 4th, 2006 19:00
RoHe
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September 4th, 2006 20:00
Sounds like some bloatware Dell preinstalled on the new hard drive is running in the background. Many of those things are constantly trying to phone home for updates and the hourglass appears when they're busy in the background. None of them needs to run every time you boot, but they'll still be available when you want to run them.
And if that doesn't solve it, follow MaryG's suggestion before the 90-day warranty expires.
Ron
Message Edited by RoHe on 09-04-200603:06 PM
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;)
Ron