I'm by contrast a newbie to Phex, so I can't comment on the downloading issues raised by Comrade Fidel.

However, I am experiencing intermittent but severe CPU usage as well, whatever the network or peer settings I choose (I read previous threads on the subject).

I also installed the latest java RTE from Sun (1.5.0_03-b07).

It runs fine for a few minutes, and then javaw.exe eats up the CPU every minute or so, and then CPU usage drops back to normal. And the cycle continues.

During this time, the computer is sluggish, and the Phex interface is frozen.

My setup:

Phex 2.4.2.86
Windows 2000 SP4
No antivirus or firewall locally
Java 1.5.0_03-b07 RTE
P4 @ 2.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM
Loads of disk space

I'm not a computer nor a network newbie, so don't hesitate to get technical. I'm however not yet familiar with Gnutella networks.

It's a great program nevertheless, keep up the good work!

Andargor