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bug in windows 7 is frustrating
hi guys i have found this bug windows 7
try this and leave a comment if you have it click on the sound lcon in the taskbar and does the cusor load and the circle spin? for a couple of seconds or up to a minute mine does and my dads laptop does it as well.
is there a solution or will i have to wait until service pack 1 when a lot of windows 7 bugs are fixed?
edit: also it has recently started doing this as the other laptop was not doing yesterday and today is does?
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Hi.
I couldn't say I haven't noticed the circle, but if I blinked I'd miss it.
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it's manly only for a couple of seconds maybey 2-5 but it has gone up to a min at times and when it loads it sometimes freezes and glitches.
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it's manly only for a couple of seconds maybey
It doesn't last that long for me, like I said, if I blinked I'd miss it, so it's not even a split second really.
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I get the "Wait Cursor" for a fraction of a second, and I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
Seeing as this is a problem that shows up when you click the sound icon, it could be driver related. Have you tried updating your sound card drivers?
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yes i have tried update the realtek drivers but now i am using the default microsoft sound driver and tried updating that on the other laptop running windows 7 (it came with it pre-installed) and it has the same problem so i susspect its a common bug.
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I do see the wait cursor for a fraction of a second but I fail to see how this is a bug.
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fraction of a second here too. If you wouldn't have pointed it out, i wouldn't have noticed the circle at all.
Maybe your virusscan or some other program stealing resources?
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On my system, there is zero stutter-response is instantaneous.
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Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Instantaneous on two Windows 7 x86 systems and two Windows x64 systems.
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How much RAM are you running on each machine?
I had this same hang on low RAM machines but it goes away with RAM upgrade.
If you are running with plenty of RAM then stress test the RAM overnight with memtest86.
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do you think that it could be a driver issue?
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion p6795a OS windows 7 64 bit CPU intel core i5 3.30GHz Quad Core Motherboard HP Memory 6gb Graphics Card(s) AMD RADEON HD 6450 1GB Dedicated Sound Card ATI HIGH DEFINITION SOUND Monitor(s) Displays LG Screen Resolution 16:9 Hd Hard Drives 1TB Cooling Fan Keyboard Wireless Mouse HP wireless keyboard and mouse Internet Speed fast enough Other Info Beast Of A Machine!