99% System Idle Process with 50-30% CPU Usage

[bacosta82]

The system idle process is running in the high 90% when idle (no
programs running - right after start up) but at the same time the CPU
usage is running at 50-30%.

Slow reponse times, unresponsive for several minutes at a time
Reloaded WinXP O/S
PC has 2GB RAM
Ran counter on the total processor time for 48 hours. For the first 30
hours, the processor ran @ 80-100%. The last 18 hours it ran 50-30%.

Any insight is appreciated.

 

[You Know Who ~]

something running in the background, something like microsoft indexing or
fast-find?

 

[bacosta82]

something running in the background, something like microsoft indexing or
fast-find?

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Figured this out on my own.....Found that my WiFi PCI card had a
conflicting IRQ (11) with my video card. IRQ's were eating up the CPU.
Moved the WiFi card to another available slot in the PC - XP's
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) assigned a new IRQ
to the card (10). XP is now running normally. Idle process is in the
high 90's, while CPU usage staying at or near 0. Works perfect!