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DEFENDER 01

DEFENDER 01

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Hi can anyone HELP when i am browsing my pictures/ documents my CPU shoots up to 100 i have found that internet explorer is the culprit i dont use I.E as i like firefox just thought i would come down here and ask the experts any ideas?? :( only does this when i am browsing {pictures / my documents} :confused:
 
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Is it 'iexplore.exe' or 'explorer.exe' thats taking the cpu?

iexplore is Internet Explorer whereas explorer is the normal folder browser.

make sure your anti virus is up to date, and also that you have all the windows updates installed.
 
stevo said:
Is it 'iexplore.exe' or 'explorer.exe' thats taking the cpu?

iexplore is Internet Explorer whereas explorer is the normal folder browser.

make sure your anti virus is up to date, and also that you have all the windows updates installed.
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Hi yes its explorer.exe just went on to my pictures and cpu went up to 95:(
 
how many pictures are the in each folder? my main machine a 3800+ amd with 4 gig of ram stalls when opening a folder and trying to create thumbnails if the are over 500 pics per folder.
 
Is it the first time you have opened the folder? are there thumbnails already visable? The first time you open the folder it will scan all the files and so this will always involve virtualy 100% CPU usage. Subsequent visits to the folder will involve 100% CPU usage but for a far shorter length of time. My suggestion is to split the pictures across multiple folders, or change the view from thumbnails to list, even the detail view will involve heavy CPU usage!! Might also be worh increase the size of the virtual memory, to see if that helps.
 
RKK said:
Is it the first time you have opened the folder? are there thumbnails already visable? The first time you open the folder it will scan all the files and so this will always involve virtualy 100% CPU usage. Subsequent visits to the folder will involve 100% CPU usage but for a far shorter length of time. My suggestion is to split the pictures across multiple folders, or change the view from thumbnails to list, even the detail view will involve heavy CPU usage!! Might also be worh increase the size of the virtual memory, to see if that helps.
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Thanks for that i will give it a go and see if it helps?:)
 
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RKK said:
Is it the first time you have opened the folder? are there thumbnails already visable? The first time you open the folder it will scan all the files and so this will always involve virtualy 100% CPU usage. Subsequent visits to the folder will involve 100% CPU usage but for a far shorter length of time. My suggestion is to split the pictures across multiple folders, or change the view from thumbnails to list, even the detail view will involve heavy CPU usage!! Might also be worh increase the size of the virtual memory, to see if that helps.
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Also i have found that after the CPU shoots up if i close all running programs the cpu wont drop untill i do a restart
 
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if you are confident that your files on your computer are clean you might consider disabaling your virus checker for the time your browsing your pics. explorer calls up your pics feeds it to the virus cheker creats a thumb nail checks that then displays depending on your setings a file may be checked every time its opend , created, or closed
 
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Also i have found that after the CPU shoots up if i close all running programs the cpu wont drop untill i do a restart
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This maybe a delay from the closing all applications, how long did you leave it? Most processing can happen in the background with little or no affect on the user, this can be as high as 70%.
When you first turn the computer on from a cold start, what does it settle to, cpu useage wise?
The other thing to check is msconfig (start,run and then type msconfig) this will show all applications that automatically start on startup.
Hope this helps
Ross.
 
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Besides Viruses and Spyware... it may be something simple and rarely checked.

How much space is left of your hard drive? If there is less than 15% free, most Windows Operating Systems (Win95-XP) start to act funny, and cpu usage goes through the roof.

Check your free space, and if you have lots, also try defragmenting your computer.:D
 
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