Sorry my last thread somehow got included in a quote from N4cer,must have selected wrongly.
Here it is with some additions.
Thanks for reply,
No, ashserve.exe is not using 90% all the time only occasionally, sorry if i gave the wrong impression.
Whilst i am reading your posting its hovering around 1.25%.
I seem to have two Avast exe running Ashserve & Ashmaisv, which is hovering around 0.50%.
Also from time time Avast.setup is running.
WIN98 SE.
ps. Definitely no rain today