"Michael" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> sometimes the VC++.NET 2003 compiler (7.1.3088, on Win 2000) gets
> unacceptably slow. The task manager says that cpu use of cl.exe is
> around 5 per cent (no matter how high a priority one assigns to the
> process), although nothing else uses the restant 95 per cent.
>
> This happens for both debug and release builds, also after closing and
> reopening the IDE and also after deleting the debug, respectively,
> release folder in the project directory. Restarting the computer seems
> to help, but not for long.
>
> The program developed this nasty habit only in the last two weeks or so.
> Before that, it worked fine.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael