IE 6 100% cpu hogging

[John .]

I always run the task manager, and notice that often times I am seeing
100% CPU use by IE6 (Windows XP Pro, SP2 with all updates). It's
usually after having multiple copies/windows of IE open with multiple
websites. I've tried updating Java, and other apps that might affect
it, without any solution.

I've run the Process Explorer from sysinternals, but I can't see any
details of what submodule is using all the CPU time.

Is there some way to determine what part of IE6 is hogging the CPU or
what it is doing? As soon as I exit IE6, it goes back to zero CPU
use.

I regularly scan for spyware with all the typical software
(SpySweeper, Spybot, etc.) and feel fairly confident the PC is clean.

Any ideas or help here?

 

[Michael D]

I have the same problem, it just started a week or so ago and I think its
related to the windows updates I downloaded on the 14th. What I have found
so far is that if I turn off the windows popup blocker I don't get the
problem. I have not seen the problem for a day now. How do I report this to
Microsoft?