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Family Values
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 4,075
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Assuming the virus/spyware scans as recommended above don't show anything unusual....
When you go into Task Manager (ctrl + alt + del and select task manager), switch to the processes tab. How many processes do you have running? 50 is a good target. Next, sort by CPU by clicking on the column header. See which apps are hogging the CPU cycles. If there are things running there that you don't recognize, Google the Image Name. Lots of times, you can find errant programs this way. You may also see that some "friendly" applications have their launcher helpers running too. Stuff like Quicktime, Real Media and others run these little hog programs that can cause all kinds of issues too.
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Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. - William Pitt
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