Well Milt, here are several links to check to see if their steps can help any. One thing I found with chrome is that is connects to "mother" and that seems to be a spy or update sort of thing? I would suggest trying with the internet disconnected to see if that helps? You can still run a browser to see if the issue persists. I would also suggest downloading a copy of the program
Process Explorer and see what is running on the computer, especially any programs that might be doing an "update". For example some that popup on mine is the Divx updater (after a video convertion), Quicktime updater(????), HP printer updater(????), Chrome updater, Windows Updater(set to manual), and others. I have ALL of them disabled but somehow they still come along now and them.
Good one here:
Recently Internet Explorer 8 has been running slow, sites freeze and - Microsoft Answers
Make sure this is NOT configured as it will slow things down.
How to Repeat Key Strokes | eHow.com
Another good one.
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