Is wmp10 burning out my cpu

Cungi

Hi all. Having a problem with windows media player. When i open it, task manager tells me my cpu usage is between 80 to 100%. Surely this isn't normal. Does anyone have a clue whats going on? I'm worried my p4 is going to melt through the motherboard Appreciate all help

secret_squirrel

what are you doing? playing a movie, mp3 or is it just sitting there?

Whats the hard drive doing...quiet or thrashing away?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

I dont think you have to worry about yourP4 overheating. Generally if they go above a specifictemperature, the CPU will slow itself down, and not speed up again until it cools AFAIK, but i'm not positive

mp3guy

....and 100% cpu usage doesn't mean it explodes, it first slows down, then shuts down, and unless you badly built your own pc, you've nothing to worry about. Usage doesn't matter, temperature does

Cungi

It happens a minute or two after i open it. Not playing music or video. Just when its open. Dell 4600. 3ghz p4, 512mb ram. Some stuff running in background. MS antispyware, spybot, zone alarm, norton2003 Ok so it's not going to burn out my cpu but will it damage or in any way hinder my pc
Thanks in advance

Blub2k4

It won't damage or do anything to your PC. I just tested mine and it peaked at 100 but only momentarily, and then levelled at 0. Playing an MP3 it never went higher than 11%.

I'd suggest reinstalling it on top of itself.

snappieT

I reckon it's either
1) trying to update itself
2) getting track data

Cungi

Reinstalled wmp. Still doing it. Guess it might be one of those niggles you have to live with. Thanks for the help

wavin

how do you uninstall a windows component?i want to go back to wmp9, as theres too much stupid stuff goin on with wmp10.tried add/remove programs but only the option of removing the shortcuts was there.if just go and install wmp9 will it get rid of the other?
cheers

Cungi

wavin wrote:

how do you uninstall a windows component?i want to go back to wmp9, as theres too much stupid stuff goin on with wmp10.tried add/remove programs but only the option of removing the shortcuts was there.if just go and install wmp9 will it get rid of the other?
cheers

Go to add/remove programs. There should be an option to remove windows components. removing wmp will roll it back to the previous version
Hope this helps

secret_squirrel

Cungi wrote:

Reinstalled wmp. Still doing it. Guess it might be one of those niggles you have to live with. Thanks for the help

Try leaving it for a while - go off and make a cuppa an watch corrie or something. As another poster suggested it could be scanning for new tracks or something.

mp3guy

Cungi wrote:

will it damage or in any way hinder my pc
Thanks in advance

companies do not release software that damages hardware

secret_squirrel

mp3guy wrote:

companies do not release software that damages hardware

A better way of putting it would be that companies do not knowingly release software that damages hardware if
a) Used correctly.
b) They might get caught.
c) They tested it thoroughly.
d) The user isnt a moron.


Examples of software that can damage your hardware. Overclocking utilities. Bios upgrades.

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mp3guy

secret_squirrel wrote:

A better way of putting it would be that companies do not knowingly release software that damages hardware if
a) Used correctly.
b) They might get caught.
c) They tested it thoroughly.
d) The user isnt a moron.


Examples of software that can damage your hardware. Overclocking utilities. Bios upgrades.

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yeah yeah, but i didn't want (need) to get into the technicallities