system idle process

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What is the system idle process and why does it sometimes use up 90% of my memory? I have 396 megs of ram, so no idea what can use that much or why
 
The key word there is, "IDLE". 99% means that you are only using 1%, that is
good. 99% of your resources are just sitting there waiting for something to
do.

LOL, JAX

beattle22 said:
What is the system idle process and why does it sometimes use up 90% of my
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memory? I have 396 megs of ram, so no idea what can use that much or why
 
When you start your car, your engine 'idles' even though you haven't touched
the gas pedal. Same thing with a computer.

Tom Swift

beattle22 said:
What is the system idle process and why does it sometimes use up 90% of my
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memory? I have 396 megs of ram, so no idea what can use that much or why
 
System Idle Process is exactly what it sounds like.
It is the % of processing power you have waiting for something to do,
doing nothing.

If you are having problems, this is not the cause.
Follow this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


beattle22 said:
What is the system idle process and why does it sometimes use up 90%
Click to expand...
of my memory? I have 396 megs of ram, so no idea what can use that
much or why
 
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