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High CPU usage when no programs are running

 
 
Mint
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      2nd Oct 2010
I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
the Taskbar and no open programs.

Everything is going slower.

In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
explorer.exe taking the balance.

Can someone help me?

Thanks,
Andy
 
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Bruce Hagen
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      2nd Oct 2010

"Mint" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
> the Taskbar and no open programs.
>
> Everything is going slower.
>
> In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
> explorer.exe taking the balance.
>
> Can someone help me?
>
> Thanks,
> Andy




System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.
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Mint
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      2nd Oct 2010
On Oct 2, 11:00*am, "Bruce Hagen" <B...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2a01be63-8e64-4c11-b8b9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
> > the Taskbar and no open programs.

>
> > Everything is going slower.

>
> > In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
> > explorer.exe taking the balance.

>
> > Can someone help me?

>
> > Thanks,
> > * * * * * * *Andy

>
> System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.
> --
> * * * * * *Bruce Hagen
> * * * * *MS-MVP *[Mail]
> * * * Imperial Beach, CA


I don't think you understand the problem.

My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
open.
Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
researching.

Andy
 
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      2nd Oct 2010
On 10/02/2010 08:43 PM, Mint wrote:
> On Oct 2, 11:00 am, "Bruce Hagen"<B...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> "Mint"<chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:2a01be63-8e64-4c11-b8b9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
>>> the Taskbar and no open programs.

>>
>>> Everything is going slower.

>>
>>> In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
>>> explorer.exe taking the balance.

>>
>>> Can someone help me?

>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Andy

>>
>> System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>> Imperial Beach, CA

>
> I don't think you understand the problem.
>
> My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
> open.
> Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
> researching.
>
> Andy


Did you have a power outage or two? Check to make sure your hard drive
isn't set to PIO.

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Paul
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      3rd Oct 2010
Mint wrote:
> On Oct 2, 11:00 am, "Bruce Hagen" <B...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:2a01be63-8e64-4c11-b8b9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
>>> the Taskbar and no open programs.
>>> Everything is going slower.
>>> In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
>>> explorer.exe taking the balance.
>>> Can someone help me?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Andy

>> System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>> Imperial Beach, CA

>
> I don't think you understand the problem.
>
> My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
> open.
> Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
> researching.
>
> Andy


Run Process Explorer, and tell us what you see.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/s.../bb896653.aspx

Paul
 
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Mint
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      3rd Oct 2010
On Oct 3, 1:07*am, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
> Mint wrote:
> > On Oct 2, 11:00 am, "Bruce Hagen" <B...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>
> >>news:2a01be63-8e64-4c11-b8b9-(E-Mail Removed)....

>
> >>> I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
> >>> the Taskbar and no open programs.
> >>> Everything is going slower.
> >>> In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
> >>> explorer.exe taking the balance.
> >>> Can someone help me?
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> * * * * * * *Andy
> >> System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.
> >> --
> >> * * * * * *Bruce Hagen
> >> * * * * *MS-MVP *[Mail]
> >> * * * Imperial Beach, CA

>
> > I don't think you understand the problem.

>
> > My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
> > open.
> > Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
> > researching.

>
> > Andy

>
> Run Process Explorer, and tell us what you see.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/s.../bb896653.aspx
>
> * * Paul


Paul,

I will run Process Explorer the next time the problem occurs and post
the results.

Andy

In Event Viewer - Application

This is all the errors that have occured for the last three days.

Fault bucket 126833367.

Fault bucket 87299515.

Hanging application hh.exe, version 5.2.3790.1159, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang

address 0x00000000.

Hanging application HelpCtr.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang

address 0x00000000.

Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number
from:

<http://www.download.windowsupdate.co...ate/v3/static/
trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt>

with error: This operation returned because the timeout period
expired.

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
CoCreateInstance. hr =

0x8007043c.
 
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