Device connect/failed to connect

[sharkman]

Every few minutes, I get a fraction of a second delay while some device in the system tries to connect and then another second when I get the failed to connect. I set up the sounds so that I know that it is the
device connect and failed to connect. Is there some way I can identify the device that is trying to connect?

thanks
sharkman

 

[richc46]

For one thing you can type event viewer, in search, and see what error was happening at the time involved.

Which may also help us solve the problem

A way to determin the cause is a clean boot.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Both used in conjuction will help us solve the problem

 

[sharkman]

Richard. Thanks for the info,. The event viewer doesn't show anything occurring at the time the system gives me the delay.
I'm a bit afraid to follow the "clean boot" procedures since this pc is a gateway. I dont have the original windows 7 cd and I'm afraid that if something screws up, I'll be in deep doodoo.. anything else I can do? Thanks

sharkman

 

[richc46]

If the event viewer shows no errors, it means it is just a slow load up of a program. The only way I know how to determine is to do a clean boot or a diagnostic startup using msconfig; but that is essentially the same as clean boot from where you are.

My first test to determine a problem program is clean boot. I of course would not push the issue because if something did go wrong at this point, I would feel awful. My only suggestion is wait for others to come, by. I hope they do for your sake and I will learn something new, too.


Edit: Turn off your antivirus that often causes these type of problems, see how that goes.
Fill out your system specs. Dont know them use this
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

 

[sharkman]

Richard. I think I got it... I had a mouse connected as well as the touchpad on the pc. Although there was no conflict shown in device manager, when I disconnected the mouse, the problem stopped..

thanks for you help and time
sharkman

 

[sharkman]

btw how do I mark a problem "solved" in the forum?

thanks
sharkman

 

[richc46]

You mark it solved by clicking on the triangle upper right and then typing solved.
Glad that it worked out.