tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post6138493147864487189..comments2023-07-23T23:43:14.726-07:00Comments on Some Life Blog: Fixed! Windows XP EXPLORER.EXE 100% CPU High UtilizationKen Hanscomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487725702319613405noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-51311266755778422752017-07-23T01:56:04.973-07:002017-07-23T01:56:04.973-07:00Regards,
registering the zip dll did the trick fo...Regards,<br /><br />registering the zip dll did the trick for me, cpu was at 100% of use when i right click a zip file, not matter good or corrupt zip <br /><br />thanks!!!Rickzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048827165685375774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-50828503791057347632011-03-27T22:52:36.656-07:002011-03-27T22:52:36.656-07:00When I disable kaspersky6.0.4.1212 all the same, m...When I disable kaspersky6.0.4.1212 all the same, my process svchost or explorer.exe used 50%. But when I remove kaspersky in system everythng is OK. You must reinstall antivirus program.<br />GaghiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511825218969321511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-11503801314585828742011-02-25T14:08:41.478-08:002011-02-25T14:08:41.478-08:00wow, thanks for the great tips. Removing the regi...wow, thanks for the great tips. Removing the registry key did the trick. I have an IT guy who a) never wants to try anything and b) doesn't ever seem to be up on viruses and their cures. His solution is to reimage my computer every time. I am left to my own devices and I am glad I stumbled across your posting. Nice Blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-5845750591069560992011-02-19T07:13:53.148-08:002011-02-19T07:13:53.148-08:00I had the same, reinstall your codec packI had the same, reinstall your codec packAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-33556836198973549082010-08-27T05:26:24.251-07:002010-08-27T05:26:24.251-07:00Deleting the registry key didn't work for me. ...Deleting the registry key didn't work for me. So I went looking for corrupt .avi files and found a few. As was mentioned above, I couldn't delete them because they were still being accessed by explorer.exe. So I opened the Command Prompt (found in Accessories), then shut down explorer.exe via Task Manager, then went back to the Command Prompt and deleted the files. Had to google how to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-33647678377779376322010-08-15T02:41:12.709-07:002010-08-15T02:41:12.709-07:00Thank you very much. That fixed my problem.Thank you very much. That fixed my problem.Dave Nealenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-81177996830951895392010-06-20T08:28:07.679-07:002010-06-20T08:28:07.679-07:00help im have problems with windows 7 same with the...help im have problems with windows 7 same with the avi problem cpu 100% usage// please helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-89415981341717641662010-06-13T17:32:50.331-07:002010-06-13T17:32:50.331-07:00Thank you so very much.All of the computers I have...Thank you so very much.All of the computers I have except one I bought new(my laptop)have been built by me from Goodwill parts "a new part every now and then" they do what I want them to do.Except use all of my old school cpu power which ain't much (amd 3200+)& (celeron)doing NOTHING!.I've fought this problem for 2 years until I ran into this blog.Now they work like "Robert L Dukehttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?src=fftbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-53988477201296401162010-04-17T12:36:03.816-07:002010-04-17T12:36:03.816-07:00had the same issue,the problem is the flv file, so...had the same issue,the problem is the flv file, so i convert it and delete the original and it work fine....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-43863161106441636742010-04-16T10:46:12.657-07:002010-04-16T10:46:12.657-07:00I am seeing this issue, but there are no avi files...I am seeing this issue, but there are no avi files in the folder in question. I have tracked t down to a mp4 file. also my regedit has no system file associations listed for flv or mp4 files any help or knowledge on that?freaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-45045757654383863802010-03-29T08:00:24.506-07:002010-03-29T08:00:24.506-07:00You DA MAN!
I followed all the steps you listed a...You DA MAN!<br /><br />I followed all the steps you listed and it worked perfectly. I'm running XP Pro on a MacBookPro under VMWare Fusion. I just got this new laptop a few months ago. Everything was working great until this morning when the big slow down happened. I don't know what caused it, but EXPLORER.EXE was hogging all the CPU. I tried just killing it from Task Manager, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-15674918031886787152010-03-09T05:29:40.737-08:002010-03-09T05:29:40.737-08:00This worked for me.
I found what must have been a...This worked for me.<br /><br />I found what must have been a corrupt .AVI file. I could not delete or send it to the recycle bin as it said 'being used by another program' i.e Explorer)<br /><br />So I deleted the .AVI from the command line and the problem went away.<br /><br />Thank you for your help.levskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-59106504637724026192009-12-28T15:58:52.339-08:002009-12-28T15:58:52.339-08:00oh man.. you are a life saviour... deleting the re...oh man.. you are a life saviour... deleting the registries solved the problem for me.. i was really fed up with this for the last one week.. really appreciate your resolution..Priyanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-45231627797677857922009-11-24T23:06:15.863-08:002009-11-24T23:06:15.863-08:00Terima kasih ^_^Terima kasih ^_^Achmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470867801568860212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-77878438140181558722009-11-18T21:07:10.089-08:002009-11-18T21:07:10.089-08:00Good Post,helpful
www.justinjacob.comGood Post,helpful<br /><br />www.justinjacob.comJustin Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013532439033511187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-25532044764112677992009-10-03T08:17:31.670-07:002009-10-03T08:17:31.670-07:00hey buddy this is not working ...
give me a good s...hey buddy this is not working ...<br />give me a good solution...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920973826643180508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-65199510722069784422009-09-08T12:01:09.600-07:002009-09-08T12:01:09.600-07:00Deleting the registry entries worked for my proble...Deleting the registry entries worked for my problem. THANKS!!<br /><br />Anyone know of a good free tool to scan media files for corruption issues to prevent this kind of thing?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824279187550535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-65419313573640120752009-09-08T10:05:57.287-07:002009-09-08T10:05:57.287-07:00Worked!!! Thank you so much. Deleting the registry...Worked!!! Thank you so much. Deleting the registry entries solved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-72881707717592338312009-08-26T16:32:02.353-07:002009-08-26T16:32:02.353-07:00Again, an old thread so becareful of adding micros...Again, an old thread so becareful of adding microsoft kb fixes.<br /><br /><br />Yes to avi file problem.<br /><br />Agreed that suspending thread under svchost is temp fix and not the best way to fix but is indeed the proper path to fixing the problem for good. More forensics is needed.<br /><br /><br />Explorer also allows one to "choose details" when right clicking the tiny toolbar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-45488993547536901412009-07-06T18:49:16.885-07:002009-07-06T18:49:16.885-07:00Thanks so much for this great article, deleting th...Thanks so much for this great article, deleting the registery key solved my windows explorer problem, also using processExplorer I found that a video codec installed by Nokia PC Suite application is taking CPU time when I close the media player for a few minutes after closing, I uninstalled that as well. <br /><br />I almost was going to change my Hard drive, and then my computer.Arashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-30947924359505117252009-03-16T10:59:00.000-07:002009-03-16T10:59:00.000-07:00Great, deleting the process key fixed my XP Pro 90...Great, deleting the process key fixed my XP Pro 90% utilization problem - Many thanx for taking the time to document these solutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-18564349005313860112009-02-05T15:53:00.000-08:002009-02-05T15:53:00.000-08:00I can't thank you enough - this issue has been pla...I can't thank you enough - this issue has been plaguing me for months!!! I thought it was a RAM issue - but it didn't go away after I installed more RAM - actually got *worse*! Now my computer starts up in no time flat and everything is running lickety-split. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-34414362026739424082008-11-08T13:07:00.000-08:002008-11-08T13:07:00.000-08:00YEAH!!! Thanks a lot, man! That fixed my problem (...YEAH!!! Thanks a lot, man! That fixed my problem (the corrupted AVI one). It's weird, though, my XP is on SP3: shouldn't that bug on shmedia.dll be fixed already???potelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431591644004692849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-44969879643324580542008-06-26T05:53:00.000-07:002008-06-26T05:53:00.000-07:00I am by know means an expert and the explorer.exe ...I am by know means an expert and the explorer.exe using 100% cpu was driving me crazy. I used a free utility called PROCMON and found that explorer was using all it's cpu trying to read the files "wnl32.dll & wnl32.dll.dll". Apparently these are malware files, but AdAware and SpyBot did not clean them out. Finally I used ComboFix (which is a powerful and potentially dangerous to your system) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-70053487521824554512007-11-18T11:59:00.000-08:002007-11-18T11:59:00.000-08:00This problem occurs usually after the introduction...This problem occurs usually after the introduction of corrupt AVI files (although not allways the case). The best temporary solution for me was to open task manager and reduce the priority of explorer.exe to below normal and set the affinity to one processor. This allowed me to work without hanging/freezing. I systematically deleted all the suspect .avi files - no success, then I worked on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com