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......I've noticed in Windows Task Manager / Performance - looking at the CPU
usage graph that whenever I open a certain program the CPU goes from idling
at 2 to 6 % right up to 100%....

The Collins English dictionary always sends it sky high - sometimes if i've
other programs open at the same time my PC (Athlon 2.2 / 512m Ram / WinXP
Home) just goes haywire and seizes up - a re-boot is the only way out....

Any suggestions as to what might be causing this ???

"Advid" <> wrote in message
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> .....I've noticed in Windows Task Manager / Performance - looking at the
CPU
> usage graph that whenever I open a certain program the CPU goes from
idling
> at 2 to 6 % right up to 100%....
>
> The Collins English dictionary always sends it sky high - sometimes if
i've
> other programs open at the same time my PC (Athlon 2.2 / 512m Ram / WinXP
> Home) just goes haywire and seizes up - a re-boot is the only way out....
>
> Any suggestions as to what might be causing this ???
>
>

Hmmm... crappy programming?

.....more info please......

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>
> Hmmm... crappy programming?


> > .....I've noticed in Windows Task Manager / Performance - looking at the
> CPU
> > usage graph that whenever I open a certain program the CPU goes from
> idling
> > at 2 to 6 % right up to 100%....
> >
> > The Collins English dictionary always sends it sky high - sometimes if
> i've
> > other programs open at the same time my PC (Athlon 2.2 / 512m Ram /
WinXP
> > Home) just goes haywire and seizes up - a re-boot is the only way
out....
> >
> > Any suggestions as to what might be causing this ???

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 11:16:55 -0500, Whilst playing Smegball with the
scutters "JabberSmith" <> wrote :

>
>"Advid" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> .....I've noticed in Windows Task Manager / Performance - looking at the
>CPU
>> usage graph that whenever I open a certain program the CPU goes from
>idling
>> at 2 to 6 % right up to 100%....
>>
>> The Collins English dictionary always sends it sky high - sometimes if
>i've
>> other programs open at the same time my PC (Athlon 2.2 / 512m Ram / WinXP
>> Home) just goes haywire and seizes up - a re-boot is the only way out....
>>
>> Any suggestions as to what might be causing this ???
>>
>>
>
>Hmmm... crappy programming?


Ditto:
Or badly installed or out-of-date and may need patching :/



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.... yes but after it's opened and doing nothing the processor is still at
100% ..... load another bit of software and 'ping' - my PC goes haywire and
locks up...


"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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> Advid wrote:
> >
> > .....I've noticed in Windows Task Manager / Performance - looking at the
CPU
> > usage graph that whenever I open a certain program the CPU goes from
idling
> > at 2 to 6 % right up to 100%....
>
> Well, in theory, you want to use 100% of your cpu when opening programs.
> Why do you want to waste your CPU power?
>
>
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