Background process hogs CPU once a minute

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Has nothing to do with SP 2. Check for spyware and viruses.
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Ted Zieglar


"DavidM" <DavidM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have installed SP2 and recently upped my Sony Vaio -Athlon 2600 PC from
> 512MB to 1 GB memory. I am noticing a process that pops up every minute
for
> 1-2 seconds and hogs the CPU (75% utilization). This is enough to cause
the
> mouse to jerk and stop tracking. I haven't tried writing a CD yet but am
> concerned that it will cause a write error.
>
> The task manager shows iexplore.exe as the only running process jumping up
> [to 2-3% CPU] synchronous with the overall CPU utilization jump and with
the
> mouse jerks.
>
> Is this the offending process? What is it doing on a 60 second duty cycle?
> How do I prevent it from stealing mouse cycles?