In Windows XP, when I
right-click a file or folder, sometimes my CPU goes up to 100%. Why?
MS KB
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819101 has more info:
In
Windows Explorer, when you right-click a file or folder, you may
experience any of the following behavior:
Any file
copy operation that is occurring at that time may appear to stop
responding.
Network
connection speed may significantly decrease.
All
streaming input/output operations such as listening to music on
Windows Media Player may become distorted.
When you
right-click a file or folder in Windows Explorer, the CPU usage goes
to 100 percent while the shortcut menu is displayed. It returns to
the correct level when the shortcut menu is closed.
To work
around this behavior, use either of the following methods:
Method #1
Turn off
the transition effects for menus and ToolTips.
To do
this, follow these steps:
To turn
off the transition effects in Windows XP do the following:
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Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
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In
Control Panel, double-click Display.
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In
the Display Properties dialog box, click the Appearance tab.
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On
the Appearance tab, click Effects.
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In
the Effects dialog box, click to clear the Use the following
transition effect for menus and tool tips check box, and then
click OK two times.
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