XP Professional Explorer.exe process is causing 100% CPU usage

[BKStyle]

I'm running into a problem with one of my PC's. I have a XP professional PC that after booting. The CPU usage idles or stays at 100%. After looking at the Task Manager. Explorer.exe is the culprit. Any ideas on what may cause this? More imporantly how should attempt to resolve this issue?

Thanks in Advance,
BK

 

[bcastner]

faq608-4650

 

[BKStyle]

Thank you for the FAQ it really helped me to remove the malware on the PC thanks again bcastner.

 

[bcastner]

You are very welcome. Consider becoming a BETA tester:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=979113