Video freezing computer

Unfortunately, we're having same issue.

Close IE and play some video using Firefox.
Post fresh PE log from that very moment.

Process PID CPU Private Bytes Working Set Description Company Name Command Line
System Idle Process 0 0 K 16 K
Interrupts n/a 3.08 0 K 0 K Hardware Interrupts
DPCs n/a 3.08 0 K 0 K Deferred Procedure Calls
System 4 3.08 0 K 240 K
smss.exe 616 172 K 404 K Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe 672 1,476 K 3,848 K Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
winlogon.exe 696 7,244 K 3,520 K Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe
services.exe 740 1,784 K 3,536 K Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
nvsvc32.exe 912 4,108 K 5,804 K NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 260.89 NVIDIA Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
svchost.exe 988 3,168 K 5,072 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch
CTxfispi.exe 3380 3,440 K 5,836 K SPI (Creative X-Fi Module) Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CTXFISPI.EXE" -Embedding
wmiprvse.exe 4004 2,376 K 4,944 K WMI Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
svchost.exe 1056 1,956 K 4,672 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe 1144 16,336 K 27,220 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
svchost.exe 1196 2,304 K 3,408 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup
Smc.exe 1284 10,788 K 7,724 K Symantec CMC Smc Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Smc.exe"
SmcGui.exe 1108 6,068 K 7,144 K Symantec CMC SmcGui Symantec Corporation \\.\pipe\SygateSecurityAgentR41T133500 \\.\pipe\SygateSecurityAgentW18467T133500
svchost.exe 1372 1,512 K 3,812 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
svchost.exe 1444 1,492 K 3,904 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
ccSvcHst.exe 1552 9,532 K 2,840 K Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe" /h ccCommon
spoolsv.exe 388 3,144 K 4,912 K Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CTAudSvc.exe 460 844 K 2,856 K Creative Audio Service Creative Technology Ltd "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe"
svchost.exe 116 1,292 K 3,756 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
mDNSResponder.exe 920 1,060 K 3,524 K Bonjour Service Apple Computer, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe"
CTSVCCDA.EXE 1004 424 K 1,388 K Creative Service for CDROM Access Creative Technology Ltd C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
LtcyCfgSvc.exe 1432 1,440 K 1,656 K PCI Latency Tool Service "C:\Program Files\PCI Latency Tool 3\LtcyCfgSvc.exe"
SMAgent.exe 1488 516 K 1,784 K SoundMAX service agent component Analog Devices, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe"
svchost.exe 1508 2,456 K 4,352 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
Rtvscan.exe 1520 7,168 K 4,424 K Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Rtvscan.exe"
ZuneBusEnum.exe 1736 2,960 K 3,724 K Zune Bus Enumerator Service Microsoft Corporation "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneBusEnum.exe"
alg.exe 2212 1,132 K 3,616 K Application Layer Gateway Service Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
lsass.exe 752 3,820 K 1,800 K LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
explorer.exe 1876 21,908 K 29,020 K Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
Ctxfihlp.exe 2624 3,560 K 6,076 K CTXfiHlp MFC Application Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTXFIHLP.EXE"
rundll32.exe 2756 3,852 K 5,252 K Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
DDMService.exe 3012 5,024 K 3,156 K DivX Download Manager Service DivX, LLC "C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\DDmService.exe" start
ZuneLauncher.exe 3020 776 K 2,984 K Zune Auto-Launcher Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"
ccApp.exe 3028 4,960 K 1,176 K Symantec User Session Symantec Corporation "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
ctfmon.exe 3048 900 K 3,632 K CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe"
taskmgr.exe 3852 1,288 K 1,632 K Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
procexp.exe 1760 1.54 10,676 K 16,896 K Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Documents and Settings\Cory Craft\Desktop\procexp.exe"
firefox.exe 3792 80.00 147,552 K 160,600 K Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
plugin-container.exe 2592 9.23 59,120 K 62,404 K Plugin Container for Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=3792.9927de0.1012502304 "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll" 3792 plugin \\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3792

How come, I can see Norton running, since I asked you to uninstall it?

Sorry i thought we ruled out that it wasn't Norton interfering.




Process PID CPU Private Bytes Working Set Description Company Name Command Line
System Idle Process 0 27.69 0 K 16 K
Interrupts n/a 0 K 0 K Hardware Interrupts
DPCs n/a 0 K 0 K Deferred Procedure Calls
System 4 0 K 240 K
smss.exe 616 172 K 412 K Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe 672 1,668 K 3,936 K Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
winlogon.exe 696 8,436 K 4,920 K Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe
services.exe 740 1,692 K 3,616 K Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
nvsvc32.exe 912 4,108 K 6,028 K NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 260.89 NVIDIA Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
svchost.exe 988 3,056 K 4,964 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch
CTxfispi.exe 3380 3,440 K 6,608 K SPI (Creative X-Fi Module) Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CTXFISPI.EXE" -Embedding
wmiprvse.exe 3552 2,300 K 4,944 K WMI Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
svchost.exe 1056 1,988 K 4,744 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe 1144 16,504 K 30,620 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
wscntfy.exe 3032 548 K 2,392 K Windows Security Center Notification App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
svchost.exe 1196 2,304 K 3,472 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup
svchost.exe 1372 2,044 K 4,352 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
svchost.exe 1444 1,496 K 3,916 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
spoolsv.exe 388 3,144 K 4,984 K Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CTAudSvc.exe 460 844 K 2,992 K Creative Audio Service Creative Technology Ltd "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe"
svchost.exe 116 1,292 K 3,764 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
mDNSResponder.exe 920 1,060 K 3,536 K Bonjour Service Apple Computer, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe"
CTSVCCDA.EXE 1004 424 K 1,392 K Creative Service for CDROM Access Creative Technology Ltd C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
LtcyCfgSvc.exe 1432 1,440 K 1,656 K PCI Latency Tool Service "C:\Program Files\PCI Latency Tool 3\LtcyCfgSvc.exe"
SMAgent.exe 1488 516 K 1,792 K SoundMAX service agent component Analog Devices, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe"
svchost.exe 1508 2,456 K 4,352 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
ZuneBusEnum.exe 1736 2,960 K 3,824 K Zune Bus Enumerator Service Microsoft Corporation "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneBusEnum.exe"
alg.exe 2212 1,136 K 3,624 K Application Layer Gateway Service Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
msiexec.exe 2956 4,064 K 8,348 K Windows® installer Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe /V
lsass.exe 752 4,032 K 1,656 K LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
explorer.exe 1876 23,428 K 33,272 K Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
Ctxfihlp.exe 2624 3,560 K 6,124 K CTXfiHlp MFC Application Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTXFIHLP.EXE"
rundll32.exe 2756 3,852 K 5,468 K Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
DDMService.exe 3012 5,024 K 7,536 K DivX Download Manager Service DivX, LLC "C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\DDmService.exe" start
ZuneLauncher.exe 3020 776 K 3,112 K Zune Auto-Launcher Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"
ctfmon.exe 3048 928 K 3,800 K CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe"
taskmgr.exe 3852 1,300 K 2,024 K Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
firefox.exe 2688 50,212 K 62,232 K Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
plugin-container.exe 3000 72.31 49,156 K 52,856 K Plugin Container for Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=2688.429bd60.1885607709 "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll" 2688 plugin \\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2688
procexp.exe 416 9,976 K 15,468 K Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Documents and Settings\Cory Craft\Desktop\procexp.exe"

OK. This time we have Firefox plugin-container using 72.31% of CPU.
Disable it: http://www.technogadge.com/how-to-stop-firefox-plugin-container-exe-process/
Restart FF, play some video and post fresh PE log.

Process PID CPU Private Bytes Working Set Description Company Name Command Line
System Idle Process 0 9.09 0 K 16 K
Interrupts n/a 0 K 0 K Hardware Interrupts
DPCs n/a 1.52 0 K 0 K Deferred Procedure Calls
System 4 0 K 240 K
smss.exe 616 172 K 412 K Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe 672 1,668 K 4,016 K Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
winlogon.exe 696 8,424 K 4,920 K Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe
services.exe 740 1.52 1,692 K 3,608 K Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
nvsvc32.exe 912 4,108 K 6,032 K NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 260.89 NVIDIA Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
svchost.exe 988 3,056 K 4,964 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch
CTxfispi.exe 3380 3,440 K 6,608 K SPI (Creative X-Fi Module) Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CTXFISPI.EXE" -Embedding
wmiprvse.exe 308 2,372 K 4,948 K WMI Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
svchost.exe 1056 1,940 K 4,732 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe 1144 16,576 K 30,720 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
wscntfy.exe 3032 548 K 2,392 K Windows Security Center Notification App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
svchost.exe 1196 2,304 K 3,472 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup
svchost.exe 1372 2,052 K 4,360 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
svchost.exe 1444 1,496 K 3,916 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
spoolsv.exe 388 3,144 K 4,984 K Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CTAudSvc.exe 460 844 K 2,992 K Creative Audio Service Creative Technology Ltd "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe"
svchost.exe 116 1,292 K 3,764 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
mDNSResponder.exe 920 1,060 K 3,536 K Bonjour Service Apple Computer, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe"
CTSVCCDA.EXE 1004 424 K 1,392 K Creative Service for CDROM Access Creative Technology Ltd C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
LtcyCfgSvc.exe 1432 1,440 K 1,656 K PCI Latency Tool Service "C:\Program Files\PCI Latency Tool 3\LtcyCfgSvc.exe"
SMAgent.exe 1488 516 K 1,792 K SoundMAX service agent component Analog Devices, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe"
svchost.exe 1508 2,456 K 4,352 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
ZuneBusEnum.exe 1736 2,960 K 3,824 K Zune Bus Enumerator Service Microsoft Corporation "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneBusEnum.exe"
alg.exe 2212 1,136 K 3,624 K Application Layer Gateway Service Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
lsass.exe 752 4,096 K 1,896 K LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
explorer.exe 1876 23,520 K 33,364 K Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
Ctxfihlp.exe 2624 3,560 K 6,124 K CTXfiHlp MFC Application Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTXFIHLP.EXE"
rundll32.exe 2756 3,852 K 5,468 K Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
DDMService.exe 3012 5,024 K 7,536 K DivX Download Manager Service DivX, LLC "C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\DDmService.exe" start
ZuneLauncher.exe 3020 776 K 3,112 K Zune Auto-Launcher Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"
ctfmon.exe 3048 928 K 3,808 K CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe"
taskmgr.exe 3852 1,300 K 2,032 K Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
procexp.exe 2320 10,040 K 16,092 K Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Documents and Settings\Cory Craft\Desktop\procexp.exe"
firefox.exe 1720 87.88 103,588 K 114,572 K Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

This is really puzzling....

Can you post another PE log with Firefox opened, but NOT playing any streaming video?

Process PID CPU Private Bytes Working Set Description Company Name Command Line
System Idle Process 0 100.00 0 K 16 K
Interrupts n/a 0 K 0 K Hardware Interrupts
DPCs n/a 0 K 0 K Deferred Procedure Calls
System 4 0 K 240 K
smss.exe 616 172 K 412 K Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe 672 1,680 K 4,496 K Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
winlogon.exe 696 8,452 K 4,936 K Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation winlogon.exe
services.exe 740 1,700 K 3,604 K Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
nvsvc32.exe 912 4,108 K 6,036 K NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 260.89 NVIDIA Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
svchost.exe 988 3,116 K 5,024 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch
CTxfispi.exe 3380 3,440 K 6,608 K SPI (Creative X-Fi Module) Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CTXFISPI.EXE" -Embedding
wmiprvse.exe 3708 2,372 K 4,952 K WMI Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
svchost.exe 1056 1,936 K 4,724 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe 1144 20,912 K 36,580 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
wscntfy.exe 3032 548 K 2,392 K Windows Security Center Notification App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
svchost.exe 1196 2,304 K 3,472 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup
svchost.exe 1372 2,056 K 4,364 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
svchost.exe 1444 1,496 K 3,916 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
spoolsv.exe 388 3,144 K 4,984 K Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CTAudSvc.exe 460 844 K 2,992 K Creative Audio Service Creative Technology Ltd "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe"
svchost.exe 116 1,292 K 3,764 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
mDNSResponder.exe 920 1,060 K 3,536 K Bonjour Service Apple Computer, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe"
CTSVCCDA.EXE 1004 424 K 1,392 K Creative Service for CDROM Access Creative Technology Ltd C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
LtcyCfgSvc.exe 1432 1,440 K 1,656 K PCI Latency Tool Service "C:\Program Files\PCI Latency Tool 3\LtcyCfgSvc.exe"
SMAgent.exe 1488 516 K 1,792 K SoundMAX service agent component Analog Devices, Inc. "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe"
svchost.exe 1508 2,456 K 4,352 K Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
ZuneBusEnum.exe 1736 2,960 K 3,824 K Zune Bus Enumerator Service Microsoft Corporation "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneBusEnum.exe"
alg.exe 2212 1,136 K 3,624 K Application Layer Gateway Service Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
lsass.exe 752 4,096 K 2,472 K LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
explorer.exe 1876 23,580 K 33,324 K Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
Ctxfihlp.exe 2624 3,560 K 6,124 K CTXfiHlp MFC Application Creative Technology Ltd "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTXFIHLP.EXE"
rundll32.exe 2756 3,852 K 5,468 K Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
DDMService.exe 3012 5,024 K 7,536 K DivX Download Manager Service DivX, LLC "C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\DDmService.exe" start
ZuneLauncher.exe 3020 776 K 3,112 K Zune Auto-Launcher Microsoft Corporation "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"
ctfmon.exe 3048 924 K 3,820 K CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe"
taskmgr.exe 3852 1,300 K 2,032 K Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
firefox.exe 2888 34,644 K 45,008 K Firefox Mozilla Corporation "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
procexp.exe 3200 9,816 K 15,080 K Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com "C:\Documents and Settings\Cory Craft\Desktop\procexp.exe"

Looks perfect.

Try to reinstall video driver.

This was happening before so i actually updated the video driver and it still happened. I even updated the codecs as well.

This is certainly puzzling....

Go Start>Run ("Start Search" in Vista/7), type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK (hold CTRL, and SHIFT, hit Enter in Vista/7).
Have Windows CD/DVD handy (with Vista/7, most likely, you won't need it).
If System File Checker (sfc) will find any errors, it may ask you for the CD/DVD (rarely in Vista/7 case).

I am using Windows XP. I ran the scan and when it finished the window closed and nothing happened. So i am assuming everything is fine.

Yes.

At this very moment, I'm out of fresh ideas

One other thing i have noticed is that when i am on high java or flash sites sometimes the CPU runs at 100%, however it doesn't freeze my computer. Example is mafia wars in Facebook.

One last thing, I could suggest is repair installation: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/138-how-to-repair-windows-xp/