Thread: 100% CPU usage
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Old 05-23-2008   #4 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: 100% CPU usage

radamsk1 wrote:
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>
> Sorry about the lack of info.
>
> 2GHz Core Duo, 2GB Ram, Dell XPS 1210 with Vista Home Premium. I've
> never had any of these problems prior to the start of this about a week
> ago. No new installed programs, nothing found on antivirus or spyware
> scans. On Task manager less than 50% of memory seems used, no major
> use of virtual memory is noted. Randomly one process running will
> suddenly go to 100% usage and be sustained for a few minutes, upon
> ending of the program in task manager, CPU use returns to normal within
> 30 seconds. However, this happens with many programs, not just one
> single running program.
>
>
Do clean boot troubleshooting because something is causing this, whether it
is easily apparent to you or not. :-)

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;929135

Also, please review these general malware removal steps to see if you were
as thorough in your scanning. If you weren't, it would be a good idea to do
at least some of the steps. But try the clean boot troubleshooting first.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

Malke
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