Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it hard
to control. While this is happening, whatever I am working with slows down to
less than a crawl. When I try to close the application, ie IE7, it takes many
minutes for the action to take place, Also while this is going on the lights
on my card readers E thru H blink on and off. This condition will eventualy
go away if I wait long enuf. I cant pinpoint a common point when this all
happens. So far it occurrs when I try to view a video clip on Youtube or
similar site and when I empty the recycle bin. Here is what I am working
with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
virus clean, all MS updates.

It may be a very specific process or application that's 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.
(This will provide the detailed info you need)
Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU %,
once 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.

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.

Still another tool is What's Running
http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

JS

"MarkG" <u37278@uwe> wrote in message news:77ef2478e8504@uwe...
> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
> hard
> to control. While this is happening, whatever I am working with slows down
> to
> less than a crawl. When I try to close the application, ie IE7, it takes
> many
> minutes for the action to take place, Also while this is going on the
> lights
> on my card readers E thru H blink on and off. This condition will
> eventualy
> go away if I wait long enuf. I cant pinpoint a common point when this all
> happens. So far it occurrs when I try to view a video clip on Youtube or
> similar site and when I empty the recycle bin. Here is what I am working
> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
> virus clean, all MS updates.
>

Thanks for the reply. Before I do what you suggest I checked windows Task
Manager while the condition was occuring and found that iexplore.exe appeared
to be making my CPU usage go to 100%. I am not as computer literate as I
should be. Is this causing my problems and what should I do?

MarkG


JS wrote:
>It may be a very specific process or application that's 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.
>(This will provide the detailed info you need)
>Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
>Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU %,
>once 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.
>
>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.
>
>Still another tool is What's Running
>http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx
>
>JS
>
>> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
>> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
>[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
>> virus clean, all MS updates.

I searched the web and found several hit that implied the problem was
related to IE7's 'Developer Toolbar' or the toolbar's BHO.
See: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...84791&SiteID=1
The apparent fix is to disable it.

JS

"MarkG" <u37278@uwe> wrote in message news:77f066b844dfe@uwe...
> Thanks for the reply. Before I do what you suggest I checked windows Task
> Manager while the condition was occuring and found that iexplore.exe
> appeared
> to be making my CPU usage go to 100%. I am not as computer literate as I
> should be. Is this causing my problems and what should I do?
>
> MarkG
>
>
> JS wrote:
>>It may be a very specific process or application that's 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.
>>(This will provide the detailed info you need)
>>Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
>>Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU %,
>>once 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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Still another tool is What's Running
>>http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx
>>
>>JS
>>
>>> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around
>>> the
>>> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
>>[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>>> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
>>> virus clean, all MS updates.
>

I think you have a virus.
"MarkG" <u37278@uwe> wrote in message news:77ef2478e8504@uwe...
> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
> hard
> to control. While this is happening, whatever I am working with slows down
> to
> less than a crawl. When I try to close the application, ie IE7, it takes
> many
> minutes for the action to take place, Also while this is going on the
> lights
> on my card readers E thru H blink on and off. This condition will
> eventualy
> go away if I wait long enuf. I cant pinpoint a common point when this all
> happens. So far it occurrs when I try to view a video clip on Youtube or
> similar site and when I empty the recycle bin. Here is what I am working
> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
> virus clean, all MS updates.
>

Thanks for the reply. I now have two program that use 100% CPU. explore.exe
and iexplorer.exe.
I could not find Developer Toolbar. I googled both and got some references
but they did not seem to help.

MarkG

JS wrote:
>I searched the web and found several hit that implied the problem was
>related to IE7's 'Developer Toolbar' or the toolbar's BHO.
>See: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...84791&SiteID=1
>The apparent fix is to disable it.
>
>JS
>
>> Thanks for the reply. Before I do what you suggest I checked windows Task
>> Manager while the condition was occuring and found that iexplore.exe
>[quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
>>>> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
>>>> virus clean, all MS updates.

--
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Could be but I have checked all I can and nothing shows up. Anyone have any
suggestions?

MarkG


Unknown wrote:
>I think you have a virus.
>> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
>> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
>[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
>> virus clean, all MS updates.

--
Message posted via WindowsKB.com
http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....owsxp/200709/1

Explorer has a number of processes that run under it, use Process Explorer
to isolate which process is the culprit.

JS

"MarkG via WindowsKB.com" <u37278@uwe> wrote in message
news:77f7935edddea@uwe...
> Thanks for the reply. I now have two program that use 100% CPU.
> explore.exe
> and iexplorer.exe.
> I could not find Developer Toolbar. I googled both and got some
> references
> but they did not seem to help.
>
> MarkG
>
> JS wrote:
>>I searched the web and found several hit that implied the problem was
>>related to IE7's 'Developer Toolbar' or the toolbar's BHO.
>>See:
>>http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...84791&SiteID=1
>>The apparent fix is to disable it.
>>
>>JS
>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. Before I do what you suggest I checked windows
>>> Task
>>> Manager while the condition was occuring and found that iexplore.exe
>>[quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
>>>>> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware
>>>>> and
>>>>> virus clean, all MS updates.
>
> --
> Message posted via WindowsKB.com
> http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....owsxp/200709/1
>

It would not hurt to do a full scan with SpybotS&D or AdAware.
Have you checked in the XP Error reports?
Do you have "onclose scan" checked in you AV program? If so? Uncheck it.
Do you have anything like a text program set to auto save?
I would stop any file sharing if you have any enabled.
Do a complete AV scan with "show all files" checked and "Hide file
extensions" unchecked in Folder Options/View.
Won't hurt to open properties of the OS drive and do a Disk Cleanup.
A thorough Scan Disk will show any HD problems.- Second option on the scan
disk window.
Hope this helps?

"MarkG via WindowsKB.com" wrote:

> Could be but I have checked all I can and nothing shows up. Anyone have any
> suggestions?
>
> MarkG
>
>
> Unknown wrote:
> >I think you have a virus.
> >> Many times over the last few days my cursor will start jumping around the
> >> screen when I try to move it. It disapears and then reapears making it
> >[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> >> with: XP Pro, eMachine D2386, 512mg ram, celeron 2.3, it is spyware and
> >> virus clean, all MS updates.
>
> --
> Message posted via WindowsKB.com
> http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....owsxp/200709/1
>
>