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Weird. Sounds like something is suspending clock interrupts. If something thinks it needs to be responsive - usually something highly interactive or with a high potential for lost data (like a chat app) - it can suspend interrupts that might keep it from doing its job. Software is at the mercy of hardware and operating system priorities, but software makes use of high priority services and can therefore trigger a weak driver's problem.
What kind and brand of network connection? Have you updated drivers? I could see a skank USB or Wireless driver leaving interrupts suspended too long for some calls. If AIM is looping that call continually for your chat session it could cause the type of problem you're describing.
Just a theory of course, but I've made enough of those errors myself.
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Last edited by cyrnel; 06-10-2006 at 09:54 PM..
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