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does this look dodgy

  • 20-10-2010 3:27pm
    #1
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭


    Hi here is the screenshot of my task manager while nothing was running

    131682.png

    regular spikes in the cpu usage

    thanks


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  • #2
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    memory is flat lining !!!

    commence CPR !!!


  • #3
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    memory is flat lining !!!

    commence CPR !!!

    *crushes computer


  • #4
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,107 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    When you say "nothing was running", did you check what services and processes were running? If you think the spikes are a symptom of trouble, a good place to start would be checking the processes that are running (whether as you or as the system account) and look for anything that you either don't recognize or which isn't a known Windows component.


  • #5
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    When you say nothing was running the taskmanager shows 73 things running.

    Check the processes that are running - google them if necessary to see what they are. When mine is idling it runs the cpu at about 2% - 10% looks a bit much.

    In fact, mine is a work machine, running a HR package, Winamp and an accounts package in addition to IE and it shows 57 processes and 3-6% usage.


  • #6
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Yup, as Fysh says, it's the processes running in the background that will cause the above.

    You could also post up what you see in the startup programs list.

    Open a run window, type in msconfig, press enter. A new window will appear, click on the "Startup" tab and show us what's there. Most of it will be junk tbh. For example, the only options that are ticked, and that startup when i boot into windows are:

    Microsoft Security Essentials (Free anti virus, i'd recommend it)
    Microsoft Windows Operating System


    Pretty much everything except the above can be removed and should speed things up a lot. If you post a screen shot we can be specific about what can be removed.


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  • #7
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    Run Process Explorer instead of TaskManager. You'll get a more in depth view of what's running inside what processes.

    The fact that you had high CPU & RAM usage at the same time, indicates something was running, then stopped. From your point of view, nothing was running, but there could've been plenty of stuff running in the background. Antivirus scan, for one. Could've been an application taking a very long time to close either. Or it could be a...
    ViRuS!!!

    sorry, i'm bored. :pac:


  • #8
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    thanks everyone for the replies

    when I say nothing is running I mean I have closed my applications I was aware that there are process running in the background like antivirus etc

    but this sort of activity was new and was slowing the response of applications . it just seemed strange.

    @Alanstrainor: thanks for that I knew that that existed but for the life of me couldn't remember where it was


  • #9
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    sheesh wrote: »
    when I say nothing is running I mean I have closed my applications I was aware that there are process running in the background like antivirus etc

    I agree with Fysh above... first thing I would do is look at the processor usage. I once installed Paint Shop Pro version 10 straight out of the box, and for whatever reason it immediately set the processor usage to 60% on it's own..... I found out by running Task Manager, got to Processes tab, and then sort by usage percentage.. The apps/processes that are using processor time will quickly identify themselves..


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