Multiple copies of IEXPLORER.exe running -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using a Dell Inspiron laptop with 160 GB hard drive and 3 GB RAM, running Vista and iexplorer 8. I noticed that the CPU is frequently at 100%. It takes a while for the computer to regain a useful portion of that 100% so that I can continue working. Can I, should I, terminate the multiple IE copy processes ? Got any idea how or why these copies are running? In your opinion, will upgrading to Windows 7 solve this IE problem ? Any suggestions are welcomed and very much appreciated. Thank You, Jerry D.
Kill those iexplores (I don't think that you can have any unsaved work in iexplore )! Internet Explorer obviously isn't shutting down. Use firefox or opera!
It might be a good idea to perform a virus scan. It could be possible that a malicious process is running, which has been named IEXPLORE.EXE to make it harder to detect. You can also use a program like Resource Explorer to verifiy if the application is actually located in C:\program filess\Internet Explorer and not on a different location.
