Eureka! There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to when it would beep. No specific programs, no additional CPU usage, etc. AND, since the beeps sounded identical to what happens when you unplug a USB...

Thanks Ed,

I've done some monitoring with the process explorer and resource monitor and the CPU usage is staying low 2-5 % while the beeping is occurring. All that I see of interest is spikes for...

Thanks again. The sounds not the real issue (just helped me identify what was going on) it's the fact that the machine effectively locks up for a few seconds every time it happens. I re-posted...

Thanks for the help. I verified that auditing was not set. Still getting the "audible warning" and a 2-4 second lag where the cursor disappears. At the conclusion of the sounds I get a record for...

thanks for the help - After several false starts I've identified the security policy settings - as below - "No auditing" is still set as the default. Yet the problem persists. do you see anything...

Did you ever find a solution? I'm having the identical issue with no luck searching the web for solutions. . .