XP Firewall Slows Computer

[Bryan]

I am having a problem where, when I turn on the Internet
Connection Firewall on my XP machine, over the next 5
minutes or so the interactivity of the machine slowly
reduces until it becomes sluggish, to the point where the
mouse jumps around and keyboard response becomes
sluggish. When I turn the firewall back off, it
immediately resumes its normal performance. I have
logging turned off, and my machine runs is 2.4ghz, so I
suspect neither of those are the problem. I am connected
continuous through DSL. Anyone have any thoughs as to why
the build in firewall is causing this problem?
Thanks.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The firewall, by itself, shouldn't cause a noticeable slow-down of
your computer. Have you checked the Task Manager to see what specific
process(es) is suddenly consuming an unusual number of CPU cycles or
an inordinate amount of memory?


Bruce Chambers

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