You need to check to see if there is a specific sub-process or application
that may
be taking all the CPU resources and slowing down your PC.
To do this try Process Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx
Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
Then expand the process named 'Explorer' (click on the + sign)
In the column on the left named 'CPU', look for any high CPU usage.
Next click on the CPU column to sort the processes by %CPU usage (Highest to
Lowest).
Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU % to highlight
it,
Now that it's highlighted, right click and from the options listed select:
Search Online
This should display what out there on the web about that process.
You can also double click on any process to open up a more detailed
'Properties' window.
Note: some entries like Explorer and System/Services may need to be expanded
to show the detail,
(sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left of the
entry.
JS
"pikespeak" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A3091059-C105-4997-9376-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey Guys,
>
> Okay, I don't know if this is just stupid or what.
>
> My computer hasn't been online since July of 2007, so when I finally bring
> it back online, at first everything is fine. Microsoft wants to do some
> security updates and what not to apparently bring my computer back up to
> speed. As does my AVG anti-virus software.
>
> Ever since then, my computer freezes up slightly, I don't know what's
> going
> on. Like my mouse cursor keeps stopping and going then it just locks out.
> I
> also did a AVG virus scan to find that something has been changed since
> Microsoft did the updates..."shell.32.dll has changed." Also something
> about
> "Boot error of C Disk Error." I don't know if these are viruses or
> what--but
> something went wrong after the update. I ran AVG in safe mode and found
> nothing, I also uninstalled Norton which I don't use--I was told not to
> use 2
> anti-virus programs. Plus the subscription to Norton was out of date
> anyway,
> so I couldn't use it. I also uninstalled AVG and reinstalled, but haven't
> done a proper scan yet--one is scheduled to happen later today.
>
> I had a brief thought of doing a non-destructive system recovery, but I
> wrote it off as stupid and over-the-top.
>
> Thanks so much for your help, you guys are so helpful when it comes to
> this
> type of stuff.
>
> Cheer and Happy Christmas.
>
> Regards,
> Pikespeak