windows 7 pointer busy circle flashing every one second

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I stopped spooling too.
This doesnt happen with other accounts or in SM

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I tried installing an internal card reader with an extention cable a couple weeks ago. I got the cable switched around and the computer hung and did some other odd things. I wonder if there's a link? I removed the reader soon after it began to not work.

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I ran that and says all ok

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Looks like next thing to try is a profile recreation. Might just reimage too.

a new profile can help
if it does not, try a repair install : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

So you didn't even try msconfig to disable start up programs? In case you did though, try autoruns too (from ms technet). In case you didn't, no comment at all.

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thanks for the reminder. I may have missed it!

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Nothing unknown in msconfig or autorunning

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Flashing doesn't happen in safemode or any other accounts
Cleaned w/ccleaner, superantispyware, SBSD, Norton

then - it was infected before - right?
sorry to say but you may still be suffering from the malware effects
what i do in general is running an AV scan + mbam (2-3 hours max)
if the situation does not clear up drastically; i simply jump to a fresh install - from DVD, or a factory restore

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Hard to tell. No real issues before this. Lots of adware

It wasn't about anything known or unknown in msconfig. No matter what, just disable all startup items and reboot. Then you know a bit more after that.

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Working on it

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kimputer, i tried the disable all startup. No change

time for a fresh install

A fresh install is a bit overkill as it was stated that another account doesn't show this behavior. I'd go for creating a new account, and slowly setup and copy things from the old profile (NOT EVERYTHING at once, you might introduce the original problem right back into this new profile).

i suggested myself a new profile - but got no indication it helped

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Oh, sorry Nobus, a new profile is ok yes. No probs w/it.

if that is ok, backup the data from the old profile to the new - and you're done

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Ive never reinstalled 7 on this box. So did a reinstall today. No flashing cursor circle. I'll give it a couple days.