CPU at 100%

[Gomer]

Thanks for your help, carried out your suggetion, but
problem seemingly not with 3rd
party software.
Following the 'freeze' the PC now detects new Hardware -
the modem - though it was previously installed ok. I have
physically removed the modem card and the PC works fine.
When the modem is replaced PC slows down as described
before. I clicked on Control Panel and then on Add
Hardware and am informed that I 'Cannot Run Two Device
Installations'and that another device installation is
underway. Thus it must be the modem installation that's
taking up 100% CPU? But why?! What can I do?
The 'installation' has now been running for 3 hours and
still has not finished - I suppose I should close down to
avoid frying the CPU...

-----Original Message-----
You can pinpoint the application by first going to run,type:Msconfig
In Msconfig,services,hide all microsoft services,then disable all,close-out,
restart computer.Back on desktop,if the cpu has returned to normal
you'll know its 3rd party software.Enable one at a time till you locate
the problem.


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[D-Dawg]

Thanks for your help, carried out your suggetion, but
problem seemingly not with 3rd
party software.
Following the 'freeze' the PC now detects new Hardware -
the modem - though it was previously installed ok. I have
physically removed the modem card and the PC works fine.
When the modem is replaced PC slows down as described
before. I clicked on Control Panel and then on Add
Hardware and am informed that I 'Cannot Run Two Device
Installations'and that another device installation is
underway. Thus it must be the modem installation that's
taking up 100% CPU? But why?! What can I do?
The 'installation' has now been running for 3 hours and
still has not finished - I suppose I should close down to
avoid frying the CPU...

install drivers manually

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Is it possible that the modem is faulty? I've seen modems that are fried
behave like this. Before you run out and purchase another modem try running
System Restore to revert back to a date when the system was running
correctly.


--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


| Thanks for your help, carried out your suggetion, but
| problem seemingly not with 3rd
| party software.
| Following the 'freeze' the PC now detects new Hardware -
| the modem - though it was previously installed ok. I have
| physically removed the modem card and the PC works fine.
| When the modem is replaced PC slows down as described
| before. I clicked on Control Panel and then on Add
| Hardware and am informed that I 'Cannot Run Two Device
| Installations'and that another device installation is
| underway. Thus it must be the modem installation that's
| taking up 100% CPU? But why?! What can I do?
| The 'installation' has now been running for 3 hours and
| still has not finished - I suppose I should close down to
| avoid frying the CPU...
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| > You can pinpoint the application by first going to
| run,type:Msconfig
| > In Msconfig,services,hide all microsoft services,then
| disable all,close-out,
| > restart computer.Back on desktop,if the cpu has returned
| to normal
| > you'll know its 3rd party software.Enable one at a time
| till you locate
| > the problem.
| >
| >"Gomer" wrote:
| >
| >> Following a 'freeze' the PC now is very very slow.
| >> Task Mananger shows services.exe uses 99% of CPU. Not
| >> allowed to end process! What can I do?!
| >>
| >.
| >
| .
|
|