K getting closer. I found this: Bome Software-Bome's MIDI port-01
in DEVICES (and same for midi 2 and 3 channels)
I THINK this might be something related to maybe an iphone software program or something (I don't have any apple/mac/iphone stuff on this studio-only computer...)
MAYBE it is something that the PC Audiolabs folks put on or BONJOUR or something... but regardless, it seems either iphone, app or midi music related (BOME SOFTWARE)
SO I disabled MIDI port-1 and rebooted = no difference ... but before I go hunting to uninstall things that might be related to it, any ideas??? It seems I am close now.