Ken-L

I tried everything I could! I ran every utility that I have. I checked, rechecked and checked again all of my installed software. I removed everything I could from Startup. I uninstalled anything I didn't need. I freed up space on the hard drive.

Nothing helped. Processor usage stayed up near 100%. Only one thing at a time could work. I even turned off MSE.

I was ready to buy a new laptop, and I still plan to. But I finally found The Culprit!
It was my Creative SoundBlaster Audigy NX External:



After I disconnected it everthing returned to "normal". I won't get another for this system, and will get an express-card version for my next one.

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Yikes. Why do you even need such a thing today?

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Ken-L

The sound is better when coming via a USB port rather than a headphone jack. And it has its own software with equalizer, etc., for anything coming through the device, and I was using an optical cable to connect to my receiver. It also has mic inputs that my wife used to record through it.

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