Named CPU skyrockets for ActiveX objects in IE 5.5 browser

phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Mon May 27 16:44:14 UTC 2002


JB <usenet at joshuabranch.com> wrote:

> I have discovered that the same problem occurs when I stream audio with
> Windows Media Player.  If I just run WMP without a stream, CPU rests around
> 9-10%.  If I then stream, CPU ranges from 21-26%.  When I then start the
> named service, the named service takes up 63-71% of the CPU, with total CPU
> ranging from 97-100%.

> At this point, stopping the stream is not enough.  I presume that stopping
> the stream does not inherently release the ActiveX object that may be
> affecting BIND's CPU usage.

> If I shut down WMP, or stop the named service, everything returns to normal.

> To tested it with something other than a stream, I opened WMP with named.exe
> running... everything OK.  Then opened \WINNT\clock.avi.  Same thing...
> named CPU jumps from about 0% to 61%, and stays up there until I close WMP,
> or stop the BIND service.

> Again, for those that didn't read earlier posts about this happening when
> certain ActiveX controls ran in IE, usually advertisements, the logs do not
> show any queries showing up, except those that are explicitly created, such
> as through HOST.  This named server is not advertised on the internet, with
> no domain pointing to it.  This is primarily a testing environment.  Of
> course, there is no way I can deploy BIND until I understand this problem.

Understanding BIND is the easy part here ....



> Thanks,

> JB




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