> Hi Jinx,
>
> Ok open task manager and look at two things

Thanks sug. I don't think 98SE has a built-in task manager,
but I did find a freebie here

http://www.niresoft.com/tm.asp

Cop this

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/joecolquitt/gem.html

Something's rotten ain't it. I found the CPU usage drop
when the mouse is moved most intriguing. Could that be
a great big hairy-arsed clue ?

Both machines had only PSP, GW and TM activated

BTW, I checked - it really is an AMD 2GHz, not an AMD 2MHz ;-)

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