Norton runs 4 processes also...
I dunno...swelling up to 200,000 can't be normal...I monitor my processes on a regular basis and I have never seen it go beyond 40,000K
I'll check out the Norton Forum and see if I can find a patch or someone with a similar problem.
If not...Well, maybe it is time to format.
Thanks for the help Gary...Sorry to waste so much of your time...I really do appreciate it