SHDOCVW.dll a problem?

[Guest]

I recently noticed my machine bogging down; some investigation turned up the
following data. I've tried to make this as brief as I can.

Notes / Data:
* I use the Process Explorer utility (www.sysinternals.com) to see what's
running in the system; the main window shows all running processes along with
the percentage of processor load each consumes. (100% = maximum.)
* From the main window, I open a window for the Internet Explorer process in
use to downstream during the test. The "Behavior" conditions described below
are those threads running within the Internet Explorer process.
* I use the System Idle Process thread as a measure of available processor
capacity (because if nothing else needs the processor, System Idle will
happily suck it up.)
* System: XP Home v5.1.2600; SP2; Office XP Pro 2002; IE v6.0.2900.2180; 2.6
gig processor; 768 meg RAM

Behavior:
* I first noticed the behavior on the Air America Radio streaming site; that
is where it is most pronounced, and is where all the test data that follows
was gathered. It involves only streaming audio.
* On the site, sitting idle: about 25 program threads run within the
process, incurring various negligible processor loads. iexplore.exe is most
active, and incurs a processor load varying from 0%-50%.
* Beginning to downstream- RealPlayer opens & runs (but not within the
Internet Explorer process thread window); iexplore.exe continues to run as
above; SHDOCVW.dll opens in the thread window; it loads the processor 40%-60%
(average), in addition to the iexplore.exe load.
* SHDOCVW.dll will occasionally drop to a load of 0%-5%, but the miracle
will reverse itself in short order. Even after the server times out and
terminates the streaming connection, SHDOCVW.dll continues to run (to
infinity), behaving as above.
* SHDOCVW.dll program only opens on a very small number of other streaming
sites, but doesn't seem to incur the processor load when it does open on
those sites.
* Using RealPlayer or Windows Media Player has no impact.

I am not the village idiot, but I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER! I understood just
enough to collect and present this data, and I may not have done that
correctly or completely. I do need help, though, because this situation slows
the machine to a crawl. Beyond that, I'm concerned that something more
insidious is going on? Please help me understand the situation and fix it!
Thanks in advance……
Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

 

[Smoker~]

I recently noticed my machine bogging down; some investigation turned up
the
following data. I've tried to make this as brief as I can.

Notes / Data:
* I use the Process Explorer utility (www.sysinternals.com) to see what's
running in the system; the main window shows all running processes along
with
the percentage of processor load each consumes. (100% = maximum.)
* From the main window, I open a window for the Internet Explorer process
in
use to downstream during the test. The "Behavior" conditions described
below
are those threads running within the Internet Explorer process.
* I use the System Idle Process thread as a measure of available processor
capacity (because if nothing else needs the processor, System Idle will
happily suck it up.)
* System: XP Home v5.1.2600; SP2; Office XP Pro 2002; IE v6.0.2900.2180;
2.6
gig processor; 768 meg RAM

Behavior:
* I first noticed the behavior on the Air America Radio streaming site;
that
is where it is most pronounced, and is where all the test data that
follows
was gathered. It involves only streaming audio.
* On the site, sitting idle: about 25 program threads run within the
process, incurring various negligible processor loads. iexplore.exe is
most
active, and incurs a processor load varying from 0%-50%.
* Beginning to downstream- RealPlayer opens & runs (but not within the
Internet Explorer process thread window); iexplore.exe continues to run as
above; SHDOCVW.dll opens in the thread window; it loads the processor
40%-60%
(average), in addition to the iexplore.exe load.
* SHDOCVW.dll will occasionally drop to a load of 0%-5%, but the miracle
will reverse itself in short order. Even after the server times out and
terminates the streaming connection, SHDOCVW.dll continues to run (to
infinity), behaving as above.
* SHDOCVW.dll program only opens on a very small number of other streaming
sites, but doesn't seem to incur the processor load when it does open on
those sites.
* Using RealPlayer or Windows Media Player has no impact.

I am not the village idiot, but I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER! I understood just
enough to collect and present this data, and I may not have done that
correctly or completely. I do need help, though, because this situation
slows
the machine to a crawl. Beyond that, I'm concerned that something more
insidious is going on? Please help me understand the situation and fix it!
Thanks in advance……
Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

Go here and give McAffee Error Doctor a free tryout. They say it finds what
bogs you down.

http://www.mcafee-security.com/fixregistryerrors.htm

 

[Guest]

Problems are:
* I tried the Mcafee program; it snares you with a "free" download, runs a
scan, and then won't allow you to do anything with the results unless you
purchase it.
* I have a registry fixer utility built into System Suite, which I've run to
no avail.
* I'm really not technically savvy enough to understand the results of such
a scan; I can only take the advice the software gives me.
* My meager knowledge and gut feeling says that it's not a registry problem
(SHDOCVW.dll sucks up a lot of processor resources; why?)
Any other ideas?