after service pack, XP cpu usage erratic

[William]

I installed the Windows XP service pack 1 and now my CPU usage jumps ALL over the place (up to 90%) when I have absolutely nothing running, and I even get a message saying my Virtual Memory is low and something about the pagefile.


I didn't have ANY of the problems before I installed the Service Pack 1.


I'm running a AMD XP2600 at 1.92ghz (default), 256mb of OCZ3200, 80gb hard drive.

 

[Beau]

Isn't indexing service enabled by default with XP SP1?

Could try disabling it if it really bugs you, but it should stop after you resume activity on your computer.

 

[William]

No, this high cpu utilisation problem is an epidemic effect upon a great many people who have installed Windows XP Service Pack 1.

I've been searching for a fix and have yet to find one. I have installed all Windows updates.

I'm so mad at Microsoft right now. I want to throw a pie in their faces.