[duke1401]

A slight problem I have had for a while now which has recently become more frequent and problematic:

The Windows XP Hardware Insert and Hardware Remove sound effects keep playing, one after the other, at varying speeds and regular intervals, when there is no hardware being inserted or removed!

Furthermore, when this happens it affects the computer adversely, causing it to hang momentarily while the 2 sounds play. This is a particular pain when recording video, as it leaves moments of frozen frames on the file.

It used to occur quite rarely, but at the moment it is very frequent and is driving me up the wall!

Any help would be really appreciated, thanks.

 

[microsoftman]

Hello Duke1401.
Could you please give details of any USB Devices you may have inserted?

Thanks,
Jordan

 

[ggchuck]

A slight problem I have had for a while now which has recently become more frequent and problematic:

The Windows XP Hardware Insert and Hardware Remove sound effects keep playing, one after the other, at varying speeds and regular intervals, when there is no hardware being inserted or removed!

Furthermore, when this happens it affects the computer adversely, causing it to hang momentarily while the 2 sounds play. This is a particular pain when recording video, as it leaves moments of frozen frames on the file.

It used to occur quite rarely, but at the moment it is very frequent and is driving me up the wall!

Any help would be really appreciated, thanks.

This post is 3 years old, but describes my problem. Is there a fix for this that I couldn't find?

====edit===
I removed all USB hardware except the mouse and the problem still exists.

 

[ggchuck]

It looks like I left the problem plugged in when I left the mouse in. When I finally figured out that I might want to try another mouse, the problem disappeared.