IE 6 and 100% CPU util...

I've got IE6 with SP2, fully patched via WindowsUpdate. I've noticed more so lately than ever before that any website with heavy graphics take a long time to display on my screen. Occationally, the browser will go into "Not Responding" mode, then snap back to life & display the page.

A good way to replicate this, is to display and look at the weather maps on the Weather Channel site www.weather.com. When I switch between differenet maps, IE goes to 100% CPU for 3-4 seconds, then displays the graphic.

There was a hotfix I applied a while ago (since been overwritten), that dealt with changing how the browser dealt with compressed graphics; my browser would crash every now and then, and this fix helped stop. I don't have record of the KB article that told of the fix anymore.

Question: Is there a fix / patch / other change I can make that will stop my browser from taking up all CPU when trying to display certain graphics? I've got a 2.4G Pentium4 processor with 1GB RAM. These stats have remained the same for some time; the onset of this issue does not coincide with me adding more RAM 1.5 years ago.

 

You should get Internet Explorer 7.

 

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Interesting. I didn't know CPU type/speed played that big a role in this day and age. I thought most CPUs can drive an OS / other tasks at a pretty good clip.

My work laptop has a core2 Duo 2.16, and it displays www.weather.com better than my Pentium4 2.6G at home. Good thing I'm treating myself to a new computer for my birthday in Feb. I'm going to take a stab at build-it-yourself.

Question: Is there a forum, or FAQ that promotes a specific tool for benchmarking? Is there an easy way for me to compare my CPU / graphics ability to others on WindwosBBS?

 

batsona
i to have the same problem especially with microsoft help and support pages. this page is really bad.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886264/en-us
i've been trying to find a solution to this problem for a long time with no luck . if you get lucky please post back with the solution.

 

I've got a single core P4(2.6GHz) with 1GB RAM. Clicked on that link and usage went to 68%.

 

My CPU hovered at 80%, and bounced off of 100% twice. I've since started using the latest version of FireFox, and I don't notice those long delays with my CPU at 100% like I used to. It seems that the fix, is not to use IE.

I guess that guy at work was right. --the security guy who warns everyone that their fingers will dry up & fall off if they continue using IE.