hmmm I hear that on certain machines, there is a bug which can propell the timer a certain no of secs into the future (no i meant a no of seconds are added on...skipped, its just I have been revising paradox theory and back to the future haha) using that method.

In any case when you said DX9, you are referring to my DXDIAG question? And by that, I also take it msn must also, somewhere invoke Timenbeginperiod(1)?