I have more information I finally tracked down the offender, but now I can't find a cause or fix for it...yet.

Win7 64bit and other 64bit Win os's going back to like Server 2003 has this problem where the System-"NT Kernel & System" process gets jacked up and runs at a solid 25% solid and causes the system to get slammed.



Billy Connolly - Statement of the Century
"If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking, how come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time ?"