100% CPU usage when reciving e-mail

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Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6330
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.47 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6330
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 12/19/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d - Buy More
61.48 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
43.70 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

AOpen DVD-1040 PRO [CD-ROM drive]
MATSHITA CD-RW CW-7585 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y060L0 [Hard drive] (61.49 GB) – drive 0, s/n Y2R3C63E, rev YAR41VW0, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes

c: (on drive 0) 61.48 GB 43.70 GB free

Network Drives
Above is my Pc information. I get 100% CPU usage shown when reciving e-mail .I’m unable to use any other program until the in box percent starts out a 0% & reaches 100% in the in box using Incredimail as my e-mail software. I like Avast a Lot but not sure how to remedy this problem

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Which process is taking up 100% CPU time?

The avast! scanners do work at high priority to scan and quickly return priority to other programs. I don’t see any noticeable delay in my email scanning with OE and my system is not that different to yours.

Are you using any other AV or security software (or anti-spam) that also scans your email?