Why is IE suddenly using up CPU Resources?

[Michael T.]

This seemed to all start about a month ago.

Environment:
WinXP SP3
IE8
Processor: 1.73 GHz on a Dell Laptop
Memory: 1.25 GB

I am using Windows Task Manager's Performance tab to monitor CPU Usage
History.

For some reason certain websites peg the graph all the way to the top -- or
100% CPU usage.

This happens even when I run IE with no add-ons.

Here's a sample website where I see the problem.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

Also,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

But strangely enough, this site with far more graphics than the 'tvnewser'
site (shown above) does not.
http://www.mediaite.com/

Finally and perhaps most significantly, this does not happen with Firefox.

I have 20+ years with Microsoft software and development tools and can
usually solve most problems. But frankly, this one has me scratching my
head.

[Christen]

Post by Michael T.
This seemed to all start about a month ago.
WinXP SP3
IE8
Processor: 1.73 GHz on a Dell Laptop
Memory: 1.25 GB
I am using Windows Task Manager's Performance tab to monitor CPU Usage
History.
For some reason certain websites peg the graph all the way to the top -- or
100% CPU usage.
This happens even when I run IE with no add-ons.
Here's a sample website where I see the problem.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/
Also,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
But strangely enough, this site with far more graphics than the 'tvnewser'
site (shown above) does not.
http://www.mediaite.com/
Finally and perhaps most significantly, this does not happen with Firefox.
I have 20+ years with Microsoft software and development tools and can
usually solve most problems. But frankly, this one has me scratching my
head.

Maybe you should stop watching videos of yourself performing fellatio on
little boys, you fucking child molester.