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CPU Usage at maximum

  • 27-10-2006 6:14pm
    #1
    maximus02
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭


    Hi. I hope someone can help with a problem.

    I am running a Dell 9150 with XP SP2 with Pentium 4.
    Recently, at different times, it has become very slow and sometimes always grinds to a stop.

    I notice in task manager that the CPU usage in the left-hand window is at maximum when this happens. When I look at the list of processes there is nothing above 1 or 2% of CPU usage except system idle process.

    Would anyone know how I might go about finding out what is going on?

    Thanks in advance.
    Max


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I use proxexp from sysinternals as an alternative to taskmgr

    don't forget to tick the box to show processes from all users

    if you run out of memory you start using the hard drive as a crutch and then you are swapping stuff in and out of memory / using the drive which might use the processor without over streatching it ( ie processor is busy waiting for memory to arrive) - not a clear explaination sorry


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