YES, you've just solved a problem with my computer! My computer has also slowed to a snail's pace since some months ago. A single browser task may consume up to 95% CPU power. Now that I realize it, this has been since the latest Google toolbar update and I have not installed anything else before the speed decrase, and it is a consdierable loss, sometimes causing me to reboot. if I stay logged out of Google, it looks like I get my CPU back, I'll have to see how this works out. Gee, let's see... the Google Toolbar hijacks your computer by brute-forcing changes on your computer in Google's benefit, comsumes more memory, and eats up available CPU power? Gee, Google is sounding more and more like Microsoft every day!
And who downloaded it? You guys are high-line morons. I swear if you wrecked your car because you failed to follow the manual you would sue the company.