Windows XP Pro....system idle process issue?
Running XP Pro...for some inexplicable reason...machine is running very slowly...you can make a sandwich waiting on IE to open or new site to appear...and the Hard Drive appears to get into an endless loop. When the machine goes on one of these wobbly deals...calling up the Task Manager either does not work or takes donkey's to appear.
When Task Manager appears, finally, the only unusual thing showing is in processes....the system idle process is running at about 94-98%....and like that pink bunny...keeps going...and going ....and going.
Doing a reset works until at some point....away goes the problem again.
No malware found, no spyware found, virus checks are clean....
Any ideas???