After Update 100% CPU

[Rose]

Hi,

I just did an update (12-15) on my XP Pro. Things seem pretty normal until
I try to start Outlook. Then Outlook.exe, ca.exe, and wuauclt.exe take the
CPU to 100%. Outlook has about 50% and the other 2 split the other 50%. If
I kill outlook in the Task Manager, then ca.exe and wuauclt each go to 50%
and my computer is pretty much hung.

Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Paul Woodsford]

ca.exe Firewall
wuauclt.exe Windows update

Check your firewall is not blocking something eg: Windows Update

 

[Rock]

Hi,

I just did an update (12-15) on my XP Pro. Things seem pretty normal until
I try to start Outlook. Then Outlook.exe, ca.exe, and wuauclt.exe take the
CPU to 100%. Outlook has about 50% and the other 2 split the other 50%. If
I kill outlook in the Task Manager, then ca.exe and wuauclt each go to 50%
and my computer is pretty much hung.

Any suggestions? Thanks

ca.exe is associated with the EZtrust EZ firewall. One option is
uninstall the updates you installed and then reinstall one at a time to
see what is causing the issue. Another option is uninstall / reinstall
EZ Trust EZ firewall.

 

[Rose]

Hi,

I went into the control panel and turned off the auto update feature. After
that, when I started Outlook, I got an error message from Outlook about a
file not being closed properly. It repaired itself and continued to work OK
again. I restarted the auto update feature and now everything seems to work
fine.

Thanks.