[jambutty]

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my browser IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254 had started to use up all the CPU resources to the detriment of everything else.

System Idle Process gets reduced to 00, whilst iexplore.exe jumps to 99 and the Windows Task Manager shows the CPU usage as 100%.

Firefox does not have this problem so whatever it is, it is unique to IE.

Closing IE down cures the problem but only until it is launched again. Disconnecting from the Internet also cures the problem but then there is no point in launching the browser. The only way to cure the problem is to close the computer down and start it up again to get a new IP address.

The problem doesn’t start until some time after booting up my computer, connecting to the Internet and launching IE. I can be browsing for a just a few minutes or a couple of hours before the problem shows itself. It even happens if I just launch the browser but do not surf any web site.

In a nutshell, for some reason IE starts to use up all CPU resources at random. My question is why.

My anti this that and the other software is always up to date with the latest updates as is Windows XP. Using all my anti something software gives my computer a clean bill of health as does a check with System Mechanic 7.

However, over the weekend nothing untoward happened. But it all started again on Monday afternoon.

Any ideas anyone?