99% CPU Usage ?
 

Hi there

I downloaded a movie last night, it was 714mb. I virus scanned it with Norton and it passed ok.

When I tried to play it both with VLC or WMP it just froze up my laptop.

I checked the task manager and explorer.exe was running at 99% cpu usage.

I rebooted and the same thing happened again. I did a search and I only have 1 explorer.exe file I assume this is the proper system one.

As soon as I deleted the movie all was ok.

What was it ? and do you think it have left anything nasty behind ?

Any ideas guys

xxxDxxx

I've had a few of these to, and their a corrupt file,I dont think they leave anything nasty behind I havent ran into any problems after they have been removed, check with Bitzi before you download as more often than not they will tell you if its corrupt...;)

Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I usually use Bitzi but the show I wanted was really new and there were no lisitings.

Lesson learnt !

xxxDxxx

Mind you, sometimes the file can rate ok with Bitzi, something goes wrong somewhere lol. Maybe you can join Bitzi and rate the file as corrupt...Ive be meaning to do this myself ....;)

Silly me deleted it without making a note or I would have rated it.
Found a different version so fingers crossed !

xxxDxxx

Watch that its not the same file and been titled differently, this happens alot to...;)

Nothing is easy is it !

I will go and preview it. Thanks for the advice.

xxxDxxx

Not my lucky night. It was the right show but the pilot not the latest episode !

Will tag it on Bitzi

Joy !

xxxDxxx

Lol, let me know what the process is like signing up with Bitzi..;)

You teach too many people to use Bitzi here :p

Too many users. Been busy all day. Keep getting try again in 10 sec. Have unrated files piling up. :(