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Jack, Thanks for the reply. I noted my driver versions, but forgot to bring them with me. I know the ASPI manager is version 1.01, and I think the CD-ROM driver is version 1.46f (or something like that). I will post the exact version numbers later tonight. Thanks for the info about the T130 not really using an interrupt. I am using a Microsoft Mouse (version 2.0) and the Microsoft Mouse driver version 9.00, the very latest. I did try not loading the MS-DOS mouse driver, and just using the Windows mouse driver (MOUSE.DRV version 9.0) – same problem. I tried using the original Windows (for Workgroups) MOUSE.DRV – same problem. I'm don't think that the mouse is "hogging the CPU" or interrupts as you speculate. Here's why. First, the problem only seems to happen if I move my mouse very slowly. Fast mouse movement all over my mouse pad doesn't seem to cause the problem. But slow, slight, circular, movements always cause the problem. Second, CD audio tools for Windows like Music Box really freak out. The little "progress meter" that tells you how far into the song you are actually starts flipping around, showing up at 0 then back at the proper time index, and often disappearing entirely. Lastly, this will often eventually hang Windows hard. Also, I have another machine at work (totally different brands of everything) and CD audio works flawlessly under the exact same version of Windows, Mouse and mouse drivers. If it were simply CPU or interrupt hogging, none of the above would be true. Any other thoughts or ideas would be appreciated Jack. Take care, James