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    Vista explorer.exe problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zipx2k5, Apr 13, 2008.

  1. zipx2k5

    zipx2k5 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm having this weird problem with Vista on my laptop that I've never had before on any version of Windows. For some reason, whenever I open up a program, the CPU usage of explorer.exe shoots up to 100% for about 2-5 minutes, rendering me unable to type or use my mouse effectively for the duration.

    What's weird is that the usage goes up for explorer.exe and not the program I opened, and it happens after the program finishes loading. This just started happening to me suddenly. I didn't make any hardware or software changes, it was out of the blue. Anyone have any ideas as to what it might be or had a similar thing happen to them?
     
    zipx2k5, Apr 13, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Try creating a new Admin profile and see if the CPU usage is still getting hogged up
     
    flipfire, Apr 13, 2008
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  3. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Try scanning for virus/spyware infections.
     
    ttupa, Apr 13, 2008
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