On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:01:00 -0700, tricklering
<tricklering@bellsouth.net(donotspam)> wrote:

> There is some unknown program running on my laptop that uses 80% and higher
> CPU power even with no applications running. The "performance" graph in the
> Task Manager shows this along with random "spikes" to 100%. The cursor
> pointer will "freeze" for 6 seconds during these spikes and streaming music
> via Rhapsody will stutter for 6 seconds. I've enlisted Microsoft Software
> Support help for $239 which has run spyware and virus cleaning programs along
> with defragmentation, disk check, clean up, removing start-up and unneeded
> programs yet the problem persists.



To find out what it is, download and run Process Explorer, at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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