IE 7 Process elevated priority, AboveNormal

I noticed that some process was consuming much CPU, but I couldn't get Task
Manager to run to see which one it was.
After several minutes, the CPU hog finally lightened up, and Task Manager
was able to display.
I found that the hog was IE 7. That's OK.
What is not OK is that IE's priority was AboveNormal. I didn't set it.
Has anyone seen this?

(And since when is it OK to have some random process able to block
CTRL-ALT-DEL? When you buy a new computer, make sure it has a Boot button,
so you don't have to cycle power when some application goes berserk.)

Regards, Bob

Malicious software such as viruses or spyware could be installed on your
computer.

"How to Tell if a Malfunctioning PC Has a Virus"
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http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

angbob wrote:
> I noticed that some process was consuming much CPU, but I couldn't get Task
> Manager to run to see which one it was.
> After several minutes, the CPU hog finally lightened up, and Task Manager
> was able to display.
> I found that the hog was IE 7. That's OK.
> What is not OK is that IE's priority was AboveNormal. I didn't set it.
> Has anyone seen this?
>
> (And since when is it OK to have some random process able to block
> CTRL-ALT-DEL? When you buy a new computer, make sure it has a Boot button,
> so you don't have to cycle power when some application goes berserk.)
>
> Regards, Bob

"angbob" <angbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37689203-A934-4CDA-BF41-B279C90226DA@microsoft.com...
>I noticed that some process was consuming much CPU, but I couldn't get Task
> Manager to run to see which one it was.
> After several minutes, the CPU hog finally lightened up, and Task Manager
> was able to display.
> I found that the hog was IE 7. That's OK.
> What is not OK is that IE's priority was AboveNormal. I didn't set it.
> Has anyone seen this?


Yes. I have seen some MS video-playing sites doing that.



>
> (And since when is it OK to have some random process able to block
> CTRL-ALT-DEL? When you buy a new computer, make sure it has a Boot button,
> so you don't have to cycle power when some application goes berserk.)


Always disclose your OS when you want help. ; )

In XP I would only expect Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up Task Manager.
If it wasn't already active and if some other process was hogging the CPU
I would be very careful about not using the mouse and *waiting* for the
Ctrl-Alt-Delete to do that.

BTW sometimes it's a good idea to have Task Manager already running.
Then you can switch to it using Alt-Tab. Same caveats apply about not
queuing up inessential operations using either the keyboard or the mouse
and being patient about letting what you have requested finally happen. ; )


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1)?

angbob wrote:
> I noticed that some process was consuming much CPU, but I couldn't get
> Task
> Manager to run to see which one it was.
> After several minutes, the CPU hog finally lightened up, and Task Manager
> was able to display.
> I found that the hog was IE 7. That's OK.
> What is not OK is that IE's priority was AboveNormal. I didn't set it.
> Has anyone seen this?
>
> (And since when is it OK to have some random process able to block
> CTRL-ALT-DEL? When you buy a new computer, make sure it has a Boot
> button,
> so you don't have to cycle power when some application goes berserk.)
>
> Regards, Bob