vsmon.exe taking too much processor time

From: adeel (dontWant_at_Spam.atAll)
Date: 04/28/05 

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:50:47 +0500

Hello group. I've been having this problem for past 2-3 months now. I think
it is about time I put the laziness aside and did something about it.

It goes something like this... whenever I start browsing, my computer's CPU
load shoots up to 100% or very close to it and consequently the computer's
response time (to my clicks etc) becomes low. And it is very annoying...

I checked out the processes list in the task manager and I saw that it is
the process 'vsmon.exe' that takes up all the processor when there is high
CPU load.

Sometimes the problem goes away after a while.... that is, the CPU load
stays normal when I click another link on the page etc. but at other times
it persists.

I'd like to hear any suggestions/comments/similar experiences etc. if
anybody is interested enough to share.

Thanks...

PS. My OS is WindowsXP Professional - Service Pack 1. I use no anti-virus
(yes indeed!) but there's ZoneAlarm in place.

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