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January 11th 09, 08:51 PM
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Windows Explorer takes up full CPU at times
When I have a certain location open, Windows Explorer takes up nearly all
of my CPU usage. My Sidebar Gadget (Multi Meter) is showing full usage to ~95 for both cores. I open up the Task Manager, and the "explorer.exe" process is using up my whole CPU. If I close the offending location, it drops down to normal (~5%). One of these places is my removable HD, E:. The green loading bar finishes progressing and thumbnails/icons all load, yet explorer.exe is /still/ taking up my whole CPU. The drive is a...let's see..."Fantom Drives" something or other; 200 GB capacity; 140/186 GB free. Yes, there's a noticable performance impact (window elements, like the light blue mouseover highlight, react slowly). Most folders/locations open just fine. On second glance, the slowdown occurs irregularly, and the CPU usage lingers if I go back to Computer. I believe that the other location where this occurs is my Home network drive from my school. -- http://xfire.com/profile/moonraker0 
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January 17th 09, 04:00 AM
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Windows Explorer takes up full CPU at times
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:58:30 +0000, f/fgeorge wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:51:02 -0800, Moonraker0 wrote: When I have a certain location open, Windows Explorer takes up nearly all of my CPU usage. My Sidebar Gadget (Multi Meter) is showing full usage to ~95 for both cores. I open up the Task Manager, and the "explorer.exe" process is using up my whole CPU. If I close the offending location, it drops down to normal (~5%). One of these places is my removable HD, E:. The green loading bar finishes progressing and thumbnails/icons all load, yet explorer.exe is /still/ taking up my whole CPU. The drive is a...let's see..."Fantom Drives" something or other; 200 GB capacity; 140/186 GB free. Yes, there's a noticable performance impact (window elements, like the light blue mouseover highlight, react slowly). Most folders/locations open just fine. On second glance, the slowdown occurs irregularly, and the CPU usage lingers if I go back to Computer. I believe that the other location where this occurs is my Home network drive from my school. Turn off drive indexing I disabled the Windows Search service; still using full CPU [at My Computer]. -- http://xfire.com/profile/moonraker0
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