LSASS.exe is eating all my processor time when networking enabled

[Brian Tanner]

I initially thought this was a virus, but have run an up to date check and
come back with nothing.

This is on my 2.4 Ghz laptop -- one day it just started running dogedly slow
(takes about 10 minutes to boot up), takes 5 minutes to launch outlook, etc,
etc... so I checked the task manager and LSASS.exe is taking up 60-99% of
the cpu at any given time.

Full Virus check -- Clean (took a looooooooooooong time cause computer was
so slow)
Safe Mode -- Computer runs quick -- no problem
Safe Mode with Networking -- Same as regular mode, slow as molasses

This is WinXP Professional, not running anything overly fancy - I use the
machine for development (I'm a Computer Science student). I've installed
tons of software in the last 2 weeks (the machine is brand new), but nothing
immediately before the problems started.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I really don't know what to do.

-Brian Tanner

[Unknown]

Ther are 15 items associated with LSA. Go to MS KB and read. One may apply
to you. (Local Security Athority)?
"Brian Tanner" > wrote in message
...
> I initially thought this was a virus, but have run an up to date check and
> come back with nothing.
>
> This is on my 2.4 Ghz laptop -- one day it just started running dogedly
slow
> (takes about 10 minutes to boot up), takes 5 minutes to launch outlook,
etc,
> etc... so I checked the task manager and LSASS.exe is taking up 60-99% of
> the cpu at any given time.
>
> Full Virus check -- Clean (took a looooooooooooong time cause computer was
> so slow)
> Safe Mode -- Computer runs quick -- no problem
> Safe Mode with Networking -- Same as regular mode, slow as molasses
>
> This is WinXP Professional, not running anything overly fancy - I use the
> machine for development (I'm a Computer Science student). I've installed
> tons of software in the last 2 weeks (the machine is brand new), but
nothing
> immediately before the problems started.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I really don't know what to do.
>
> -Brian Tanner
>
>
>

[Brian Tanner]

I read and evaluated those -- doesn't look like any of them apply,
unfortunately. Any other ideas? I tried uninstalling a couple of recent
service packs -- no luck.

Really desperate here!

-Brian Tanner


"Unknown" > wrote in message
om...
> Ther are 15 items associated with LSA. Go to MS KB and read. One may apply
> to you. (Local Security Athority)?
> "Brian Tanner" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I initially thought this was a virus, but have run an up to date check
and
> > come back with nothing.
> >
> > This is on my 2.4 Ghz laptop -- one day it just started running dogedly
> slow
> > (takes about 10 minutes to boot up), takes 5 minutes to launch outlook,
> etc,
> > etc... so I checked the task manager and LSASS.exe is taking up 60-99%
of
> > the cpu at any given time.
> >
> > Full Virus check -- Clean (took a looooooooooooong time cause computer
was
> > so slow)
> > Safe Mode -- Computer runs quick -- no problem
> > Safe Mode with Networking -- Same as regular mode, slow as molasses
> >
> > This is WinXP Professional, not running anything overly fancy - I use
the
> > machine for development (I'm a Computer Science student). I've
installed
> > tons of software in the last 2 weeks (the machine is brand new), but
> nothing
> > immediately before the problems started.
> >
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I really don't know what to do.
> >
> > -Brian Tanner
> >
> >
> >
>
>