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by jerryc250

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I have to reboot my computer up to 10 times before it runs o.k. In the task manager is stays max at 100% when it does not work right. What can I do to find out which services or program is causing the issue?I have norton,regcure and everything looks good when scans are run.FYI This is a new hard drive on an HP Laptop same issue before drive was replaced.
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by rob miners

To start Windows Task Manager, right-click an empty area on the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.

Click on the Processes Tab and see what Processes are running. Let us know if there are multiple instances of a Program running.

by jerryc250

Thanks for the reply. There are instances of svchost.exe running 4 times in system ,1 in network,1 in local service,1 in network service. 2 mqsvc.exe in system. It seems the issue returns when on internet and page locks up or does not load new page using IE7.
Loaded Firefox and no problems for a few days.Are there any known issues with this with IE7, If so what are the fixes? Thanks again

by rob miners

The first step in troubleshooting this issue is to run Internet Explorer in "No Add-ons" mode. Here's how you do it.

Go to Start, All Programs and System Tools
Click Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)
Restart Internet Explorer. If it runs smoothly, then it can be determined that one of the add-ons was causing the problem. You will need to continue troubleshooting this issue until you find out which add on was causing the problem.

Start Internet Explorer 7
Go to Tools, Programs, Manage Add-ons button
Under the option "Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer", you will see a list of all of the add-ons installed on your system.
Click the name of an enabled add-on and then click Disable under the Settings option.
Note: You may want to speed this process by disabling 3 or more add-ons at a time.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

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