Open msconfig and CHOOSE "selective startup" (DISABLE everything from loading) and reboot. Is everything normal? If so, start adding items back one or two at a time, rebooting after each, until the problem recurs. Report back with the name of the offending process.I tried this, but MS Office or my Internet connection would not operate when I did not load everything. So I was unable to test the text. What should I try next?For what it's worth, I keep task manager open, but MINIMIZED all the time. It displays an bar graph representation of CPU useage in what I've always called the SYSTEM tray for years, but apparently it's proper name is the notification area. Anyway it's in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

If the graph is maxed out you will see a slowdown in TYPING characters appearing. I usually have a couple of web sites open that do frequent live updates and I will see CPU useage go to 100% briefly during those updates. When that happens I just wait a few seconds and then everything returns to normal.Quote from: qsgto on July 28, 2010, 08:29:54 PM

I tried this, but MS Office or my Internet connection would not operate when I did not load everything. So I was unable to test the text. What should I try next?