cpu freezes on winmx

[keve69]

Whenever i'm on winmx the comp will freeze then un-freeze
every 10 seconds then repeat over and over untill i reset
the comp. The only other time this happens is on nfl.com when
on sundays the site will upload stats the comp will do the
freeze thing.

when web-surfing or anything else it works fine...no problems

does anyone else have this problem...or can anyone help

system.....XP, 706MHz, AMD Athlon, 192MB RAM

 

[Jtoast]

check your task manager for cpu usage. sounds like one program is hogging your cycles. I would suspect spyware myself.

I would start by downloading a program such as Spybot and updating/running it. I would also clean out your startup menu and run a full V scan.

if problem persists after all this post back and we can start looking a little harder.

 

[The_Egg]

In addition, try using a Secondary Connection instead of Primary Connection.

If WinMX is set to auto connect at startup, then click cancel/disconnect (Networks tab) and checkmark Secondary instead of Primary. Now try to connect.

 

[keve69]

cpu usage is low.....ran spybot.....v-scan??

 

[keve69]

virus scan........doh! scan clean, nothing

 

[The_Egg]

Did you see my post?
Does it still freeze when using a Secondary Connection?
Or were you already using a Secondary Connection?

If it's freezing up on Secondary, then you've definitely got problems...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.buchanan/index.html

 

[gooley]

have you been d-loading .avi files?

 

[keve69]

no avi downloading...just mp3's, if i am primary or secondary
how does that explain the same problem that happens on
nfl.com during uploads?

 

[keve69]

i'm using the secondary connection