When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a dual
core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram

This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.

It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.



Any idea's on the issue?

And the Windows Indexing Service.
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"Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a dual
> core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>
> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>
> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>
> Any idea's on the issue?
>
>

Where's the check box to turn that off?

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> And the Windows Indexing Service.
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> --
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> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a
>> dual core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>
>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>
>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>
>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>
>>
>
>

Open Control Panel (set to Classic View) > Indexing Options > Advanced (I
can't remember off the top of my head right now, but you should see an
option there to uncheck it.
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"Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where's the check box to turn that off?
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eTMdC3BgGHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> And the Windows Indexing Service.
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>> --
>> Andre
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>> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uP$hvgBgGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a
>>> dual core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>>
>>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>>
>>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>>
>>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Disable the Windows Search - this usually munches up a whole load of CPU )

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"Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a dual
> core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>
> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>
> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>
> Any idea's on the issue?
>
>

Start, Run, type in services.msc and double click on the Windows Search
service, then set to Disable, then Stop.

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"Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where's the check box to turn that off?
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eTMdC3BgGHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> And the Windows Indexing Service.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
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>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
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>>
>> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uP$hvgBgGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a
>>> dual core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>>
>>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>>
>>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>>
>>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

My bad, its actually, Modify > Change selected locations > uncheck the
folders Indexing is checked for OK.
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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Open Control Panel (set to Classic View) > Indexing Options > Advanced (I
> can't remember off the top of my head right now, but you should see an
> option there to uncheck it.
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> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vJNwJCgGHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Where's the check box to turn that off?
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eTMdC3BgGHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> And the Windows Indexing Service.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uP$hvgBgGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a
>>>> dual core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>>>
>>>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>>>
>>>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I've disable search and it looks like all my indexing is turned off and
explorer is taking up like 90% cpu usage.

Any idea why the explorer process could take up so much cpu?

"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Disable the Windows Search - this usually munches up a whole load of CPU
> )
>
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> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uP$hvgBgGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a
>> dual core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>
>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>
>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>
>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>
>>
>
>

> I've disable search and it looks like all my indexing is turned off and
> explorer is taking up like 90% cpu usage.
>
> Any idea why the explorer process could take up so much cpu?
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ODMfBwCgGHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Disable the Windows Search - this usually munches up a whole load of CPU
>> )
>>
>> -- Zack Whittaker
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>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Joel Barsotti" <joelbarsotti@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uP$hvgBgGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> When I installed vista I'm getting crazy CPU usage of around 40% on a dual
>>> core 2.6ghz A64 w/ 2GB of ram
>>>
>>> This seems really off, for sitting at the desktop doing nothing.
>>>
>>> It's the explorer process that's using the CPU power.
>>>
>>> Any idea's on the issue?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

Try running ProcessExplorer from sysinternals.com (run it with admin
proviledges), maybe you'll get more info

Christophe

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