Brad
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Possible 98% CPU Usage Insight - 2006/10/18 12:19
Hi everyone,
I possibly have an idea as to what may be causing miniMIZE to go into its high CPU usage cycle state.
I think part of it may be due to certain applications that minimize themselves to the task tray instead of the normal minimize to taskbar functionality.
For example, I've noticed that the CPU problem will only happen (on my system) when I have applications such as Microsoft Outlook or MSN Messenger open. I have both of these applications minimize to the task tray, which each of these programs give you the option to do. During the course of the work day, I open them up and minimize them again quite often, and it's usually after one of these actions (not every time) does miniMIZE seem to enter the 98% CPU cycle.
Now, while minimizing one of these windows, is it possible that miniMIZE is getting the window handle, but then the app itself (Outlook, for example) either hides itself or destroys its own window. miniMIZE could also be trying to do a FindWindow() loop or something, but can't find the window anymore.
I hope I'm making sense. It's clear in my head, I just hope I'm conveying the idea properly. 
Just thought I'd share...
~Brad
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