explorer.exe using 100% of cpu

[Dan]

Just recently, every time I use windows explorer, my cpu
usage spikes to 99%, and will not come down until I quit
the windows explorer. Copmuter then slows down
dramitically.

[Earl F. Parrish]

"Dan" > wrote in message
...
> Just recently, every time I use windows explorer, my cpu
> usage spikes to 99%, and will not come down until I quit
> the windows explorer. Copmuter then slows down
> dramitically.

You cannot quit Windows Explorer. It is the operating system shell.
It is running all the time. If you close the last instance of
Explorer, the computer will shutdown.

Do you perhaps have a network drive or folder mapped on your
computer?

--
Earl F. Parrish

[Dan]

I do not have any mapped drives or have a network drive.
I was trying to figure out the problem further and
realized explorer.exe only used 100% of the cpu when I
had a particular folder open, then I narrowed it down to
2 files (avi. files about 700M each). When I selected
either of the files, explorer jumped to 100% until I
closed windows explorer (I did not quit "explorer.exe"
from task manager)

I decided to burn the 2 files on CD. The CPU still jumps
to 100% when I select the same file that I just burned
onto CD. Once the file begins to play in Windows Media
Player, and windows explorer is closed, it's fine. I've
had large files like that on my computer in the past, and
never had that problem.

btw, I do have all the available updates and virus
protection for my computer

thanks


>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Dan" > wrote in message
...
>> Just recently, every time I use windows explorer, my
cpu
>> usage spikes to 99%, and will not come down until I
quit
>> the windows explorer. Copmuter then slows down
>> dramitically.
>
>You cannot quit Windows Explorer. It is the operating
system shell.
>It is running all the time. If you close the last
instance of
>Explorer, the computer will shutdown.
>
>Do you perhaps have a network drive or folder mapped on
your
>computer?
>
>--
>Earl F. Parrish
>
>.
>

[Unknown]

Shut down your virus protection and test it.
"Dan" > wrote in message
...
> I do not have any mapped drives or have a network drive.
> I was trying to figure out the problem further and
> realized explorer.exe only used 100% of the cpu when I
> had a particular folder open, then I narrowed it down to
> 2 files (avi. files about 700M each). When I selected
> either of the files, explorer jumped to 100% until I
> closed windows explorer (I did not quit "explorer.exe"
> from task manager)
>
> I decided to burn the 2 files on CD. The CPU still jumps
> to 100% when I select the same file that I just burned
> onto CD. Once the file begins to play in Windows Media
> Player, and windows explorer is closed, it's fine. I've
> had large files like that on my computer in the past, and
> never had that problem.
>
> btw, I do have all the available updates and virus
> protection for my computer
>
> thanks
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"Dan" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Just recently, every time I use windows explorer, my
> cpu
> >> usage spikes to 99%, and will not come down until I
> quit
> >> the windows explorer. Copmuter then slows down
> >> dramitically.
> >
> >You cannot quit Windows Explorer. It is the operating
> system shell.
> >It is running all the time. If you close the last
> instance of
> >Explorer, the computer will shutdown.
> >
> >Do you perhaps have a network drive or folder mapped on
> your
> >computer?
> >
> >--
> >Earl F. Parrish
> >
> >.
> >