100% CPU Usage

Some files may be corrupt, try to reinstall your OS.

well, i'd say Internet Explorer is definitely eating up your CPU. Does it only happen when you have IE open? or does it happen when it's closed too? You can try clearning temporary internet files. If that doesn't work, depending on which versionof IE you have, you can uninstall and reinstall it. Also, in case you have any other processes running and you don't know what they are, go to this link.

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

remove any spaces from the URL.

Format and reinstall the OS

I would remove IE and see if the cpu usage drops. If it does, then I would try to reinstall either a 'lesser version' of IE, like 5.5 for example.

Have you applied any of the Win2kpro service packs? You might try that as well.

...Also, IE has this annoying little utility that loads in the Registry run line. It's LOADWC (load web check). Perhaps that is what is causing the problem.

Open regedit, go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENT VERSION\RUN. With the RUN branch highlighted, click @ the top FILE\EXPORT and export the current branch to the root of the drive for easy access. Then highlight LOADWC and delete it. Reboot and see if it helps.

This could be hardware or software related. If you barely meet the requirements for 2k and open IE, you could sit a 100% for awhile. Ram is cheap, I'd try getting my Ram up around 512mb.

If you're not barely meeting the requirements, I'd make sure I had service pack 2 for 2k and all the critical updates, including IE 6 with sp1.

This issue is a known fact of win2000, Microsoft fix it in the latest service pack
Download and install SP3, You should be OK.
Doesn't anybody read the update release articles from microsoft?
Let me Know...
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