[glmf]

Here is my problem:

I have a Sony Vaio w/ Windows Vista. Had it for a year. No problems.

My CPU usage bar usually hovers at around 5% or so. However, I was copying a folder (just a folder with text and images inside) and putting it on a desktop when an error message appeared. I accidentally clicked off of it so I never saw what it said (It might've said something like "There's already this name folder in this destination, do you wish to merge it" or something) but I stupid and ignored it and it just happened so fast I didn't really remember what it said or know what I did to get rid of the message.

But ever since that time, my CPU bar has been hovering at 50% when I'm not doing anything. And anytime I launch programs it shoots up to 100% make everything REALLY slow.

I deleted the folder I talked about-- so it's gone. But the problem persists.

I ran ad-aware and AVG scan-- no problems found.

I went into Safe Mode-- to look for anything-- I didn't see anything out of place.

Just to test things, I created a new USER and logged in. When I'm logged in as the new User, everything is cool. CPU bar is down at about 5% like it normally is.

I logged back into the old User-- problem persists.

I also tried logging into the new User account while still logged into the old User account-- when I did that, the CPU problem carried over to the new User. When I logged off the old User and back into the new User-- there was no problem.

If anybody has had this problem or knows how to solve it, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Also, when I run taskmanager on the old User Account, explorer.exe is taking up the most CPU like 50. Nothing else is really using up any resources.

In the new User Account, explorer.exe is taking up hardly anything.

Thanks

[glmf]

Also, when I run taskmanager on the old User Account, explorer.exe is taking up the most CPU like 50. Nothing else is really using up any resources.

In the new User Account, explorer.exe is taking up hardly anything.

Thanks

[usasma]

Sounds like a corrupted profile. I'd suggest using the new profile that you've created. Copy over your documents and stuff, then delete the corrupted profile.