Posted by Morton Davis on 10/19/05 00:35

<Tim> wrote in message news:hqqal1dilbd2gqvef920t1fd9tejol2kbb@4ax.com...
> Slight problem Fred. When I do that it comes up with an error message
> saying that it cannot find the file "regsvr32/u."
> Quite why it puts a dot after the u I don't know but the long and the
> short of it is that I cannot run the file.
> Any ideas?
> Tim
>
> On 18 Oct 2005 18:43:36 GMT, "fred-bloggs"
> <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Tim <> wrote in news:p5fal1p2rra4sqiuoscrstsgm8knrs25jc@4ax.com:
> >
> ><top post moved to bottom>
> >
> >> On 18 Oct 2005 14:33:19 GMT, "fred-bloggs"
> >> <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Tim <> wrote in news:qpm9l1hbg79g44p52lj5k9561cmc27kods@4ax.com:
> >>>
> >>>> I apologise if this subject has been aired here before but I am new
> >>>> here.
> >>>> I have been dwl video music files on WinMX for a while and every so
> >>>> often I get one that sends my CPU crazy. Basically as soon as I try
> >>>> to do anything with the file the CPU runs at 100% so that everything
> >>>> else just runs at a snails pace. The only way I have found to deal
> >>>> with the problem is to delete the file. Having spend a few hours dwl
> >>>> the file that is a bit drastic but seems to be the only way out.
> >>>> Can anyone tell me what is happening. Is it some sort of
> >>>> trojan/virus or something? If so is there a way of detecting such
> >>>> files before you dwl?
> >>>> TIA for any information or help.
> >>>
> >>>XP? If you find that Explorer is the process taking 100% CPU try
> >>>
> >>>Start
> >>>Run...
> >>>regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll
> >>>OK
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks Fred, that's exactly whats happening. I'm using XP and it is
> >> explorer thats eating up the juice.
> >> I will follow your advice but do I do it when the cpu is going bananas
> >> or now when everything is normal?
> >
> >Do it *now* while you have control.
> >
> >What you are doing is preventing Explorer from loading the dll service
> >that reads the details of the video (resolution,bit rate,etc).
> >Unfortunately when shmedia reads a video it doesn't understand it goes
> >into an endless loop.
> >
> >If you should want to re-install it (you probably won't), just
> >Run...
> >regsvr32 shmedia.dll
> >
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >> Tim
> >
> >yw :)
>
<Tim> wrote in message news:hqqal1dilbd2gqvef920t1fd9tejol2kbb@4ax.com...
> Slight problem Fred. When I do that it comes up with an error message
> saying that it cannot find the file "regsvr32/u."
> Quite why it puts a dot after the u I don't know but the long and the
> short of it is that I cannot run the file.
> Any ideas?
> Tim
>
Try this: Open Task Manager, Click on Processes, find explorer.exe. It will
likely be pegged out. End process. Go to Applications tab, New Task, select
explorer.exe from the Windows directory. Okay. Close task manager. When tray
reloads your tray icons will be gone but all your programs will still be
running. Reopen Task Manager and let it run. You'll se if CPU usage peaks
again when you try to load that file again. However, most of the time that
file will begin to run once CPU usage returns to normal.

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