explorer.exe hogs cpu

[Rupert R]

every now and then explorer.exe would suddenly turn evil
and start to steadily hog 50% cpu (according to the task
manager). and very occasionally svchost.exe would do the
same thing. I have no idea why. I have SP1 and all the
latest updates...
can anyone help?

 

[Tom Swift]

Why do you think this is "evil"?

Tom Swift

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

For Internet Explorer assistance:

Please visit the Internet Explorer newsgroup experts:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| every now and then explorer.exe would suddenly turn evil
| and start to steadily hog 50% cpu (according to the task
| manager). and very occasionally svchost.exe would do the
| same thing. I have no idea why. I have SP1 and all the
| latest updates...
| can anyone help?

 

[Guest]

why wouldn't it be? it's hogging up 50% of my precious
3.0ghz 800fsb cpu

 

[Guest]

I fail to see what my problem has to do with internet
explorer?
i said explorer.exe not iexplorer.exe...

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Explorer.exe Process Uses Many CPU Cycles When Windows Is Idle
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317751&Product=winxp

Try the following suggestions:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I fail to see what my problem has to do with internet
| explorer?
| i said explorer.exe not iexplorer.exe...

 

[Tom Swift]

How do you know that explorer.exe is doing something "evil"? Perhaps it's
doing something legitimate?

(I'm presuming here that you have installed all critical updates from
Windows Update and are otherwise following safe computing practices.)

Tom Swift

 

[Guest]

that http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;317751&Product=winxp URL seems to be somewhat similar.
although it usually hogs cpu when im using it therefor I
notice it. My XP home edit cd came with SP1, but I still
have the problem?..

 

[Guest]

by "I have SP1 and all the latest updates" I mean... I
have all the updates...
yet the problem remains...

 

[anton]

try to figure out whther it happens after certain event, as in when you try
to open a certain folder.
some avi files for instance may get explorer to hiccup.