Hi,

You're right, it's not normal, and it doesn't happen on systems that I use
and service. When I do see it, it's generally a sign of either malware or
misconfiguration, so that's where I'd start looking. Without knowing more
about what programs are affected, that's about all I can tell you.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]

"Buddha" <TEPonta@SBCGlobal.net> wrote in message
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> What is is with Vista and repeated "Not Responding" alerts. I get at
> least 5 or 6 of the blasted things a day on various different programs.
> Nobody is going to convince me that it's normal for an OS to do this.
> I've been working with PS's since the early days of DOS, and each
> "Improvement" seems to create more problems than it solves .I'd love to
> have Bill Gates stop by for a cold beer sometime so I could beat him into
> a coma.
>
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