Windows XP Professional hangs and Explorer problems

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Explorer.exe Process Uses Many CPU Cycles When Windows Is Idle
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SYMPTOMS
Under certain circumstances, the Explorer.exe process uses an excessive number of CPU cycles when Windows is idle, and as a result, Windows performance is degraded.

NOTE: To view the CPU cycles that the Explorer.exe process uses, right-click a blank area on the taskbar, click Task Manager on the shortcut menu that appears, and then click the Processes tab.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Sounds like you don't have the most up to date patches from MS, I would go so far as to say you still have SP1, and when you reinstall you should have SP2 handy, because as soon as you connect to the internet, you are going to within 10 minutes have the bad guys knocking on your door..
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;EN-US;q317751

Oh and I would really try to find that CD, as it will have repair functions which might help prior to a re-install :rolleyes:

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Oh and I would really try to find that CD, as it will have repair functions which might help prior to a re-install

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You sure repair comes before reinstall in M$ world ? :p

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Originally posted here by Raiden
You sure repair comes before reinstall in M$ world ? :p

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You are just pulling my leg right.... :D

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Accessing The Different Methods of Repair Available in Windows XP

By the very nature that XP is substantially more complicated than an amoeba, chances are good that at some point it will need repairing. This page looks at a number of different 'repair' options that are frequently mentioned in forums and self-help websites. Understanding what options are available and how to access those options makes the repair scenario less daunting and increases the chance of the repair being successful. This is not an in-depth guide to the nuances of each different repair option, but more of a roadmap to the available options that can assist in repairing an XP system. Often times half the battle is knowing what tools and methods are available and where to find them. Use this guide when someone says "pop in the CD and select the repair function" and you have no idea how to get to what the person is talking about.

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http://www.theeldergeek.com/repairing_windows_xp.htm

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Originally posted here by dalek
Sounds like you don't have the most up to date patches from MS, I would go so far as to say you still have SP1, and when you reinstall you should have SP2 handy, because as soon as you connect to the internet, you are going to within 10 minutes have the bad guys knocking on your door..
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;EN-US;q317751

Oh and I would really try to find that CD, as it will have repair functions which might help prior to a re-install :rolleyes:

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heh not only SP2 has updates up the crap but mabe this is one of the people that says "i dont want to update it takes up my memory space." lol i have a cousin that does that he says "no it will give me viruses." yea so u never know nowdays :rolleyes:

You mean like you said when you first got that machine? 120 GB HD and you didn't want to install the updates to Windows because it would take up your HD. Lol that's almost as bad as your Mom talking to my pens because "they probably put Microchips in them so they can listen in on me" And the she started talking to it...

lmao ok the mom things cool cuz shes a complete moron but before that was a long time ago..what can i say i dont like windows. heh matt did the same thing but worse. you have to say thats alot worse.