Hi Guys
I searched but couldn't find an existing thread with this topic and I don't know if this is the right place to post, I couldn't find one that I thought suitable, so move it to the right place if you have to.
I updated to the latest Spybot 2 weeks ago and allowed Spybot to load sites into my host file.
After doing that, I was unable to connect to the net and my CPU was at 100%. After about 5 -10 minutes it would clear and connect OK.
I decided to uninstall Spybot and ran without it being installed for a couple of days, but it made no difference.
So I reinstalled Spybot, not thinking that it could be that, but knowing at the bottom of my heart that it was the only thing I changed before the problem started.
I've since consulted a programmer friend of mine to look into my problem.. I sent him my event log for him to examine. He looked up the event on this site..
http://eventid.net/display.asp?event...anager&phase=1
If you scroll three quarters down the page or maybe use Firefox to find Spybot, you will see the report.
After reading that I deleted my host file and replaced it with an old one that I keep in reserve.. bingo, it worked, I have no problems with connecting to the net now, I'm connected within seconds.
I'm hoping that this will help others to discover what is wrong if they have the same problem