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High Explorer.exe usage.
Name: Arkians Date: April 15, 2009 at 14:02:49 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Software Problems
Comment:
So I reformatted my Roommates computer, and now, he cant run WoW without Explorer.exe spiking the processor to max. The game experiences incredible lag, any ideas?
System spec is: AMD Athalon 64 3000+ ASUS K8N-VM Motherboard ASUS EAX550 GS Video Card 1024 MB RAM 120 GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive Pioneer 16X DVD Burner
Name: Badmanrc Date: April 15, 2009 at 17:00:10 Pacific
Reply:
Did you browse the web before installing anti-virus or spyware prevention programs. If so, search for spwyare and viruses to make sure your PC is clean.
If that's not the problem, I've heard of a problem where windows doesn't handle AVI files correctly causing high cpu usages with Explorer.exe. Check out this article and see if it helps: http://www.tweakxp.com/article36817...
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