Date: 08/28/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

I have been consistently experiencing video lag. It only happens while online (e.g. watching movies on netflix, playing computer games on a network), and only the video lags - the sound is fine. When I check, I find that my CPU is running at 100% during these lags. This never happens when running other programs. What could be causing the lag, and what can I do about it?

I have a Dell Inspiron 600m running Windows XP. I have a 1.6 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 52 G hard drive, mobility radeon 9000. I have run speed tests and consistently get a download speed around 1.3-1.5 Mbps and an upload speed of 350-400 kbps. I don't need to defrag. I have checked for viruses/spyware, so that isn't the problem. I can get you any other info that might be helpful. (At first I thought it was the RAM, but I play games with my brother who has an older computer and less RAM and still has no lag problems ...)

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