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mouse flashes with little cd icon

Feb 15, 2004 5:56PM PST

How do i get rid of the little cd-icon wich frequently flashes next to my mouse..??? Anybody have a hint?

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Re:mouse flashes with little cd icon
Feb 15, 2004 8:58PM PST

Can you describe the 'little CD icon' ? Do you mean the 'hour glass' which sometines accompanies the mouse pointer, and which turns every now and then ? If so, that means Windows is busy in the background, but you can still carry on working.

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Re:mouse flashes with little cd icon
Feb 15, 2004 10:28PM PST

I believe this means that your CD drive is being accessed. Then you get the menu of what action you'd like to take referring to the CD.

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Re:mouse flashes with little cd icon
Feb 15, 2004 10:41PM PST

That icon shows up on my system only when I insert a CD or DVD. I believe you can eliminate it by disabling "auto insert notification" for your CD or DVD drive.