50% CPU usage, after 2 weeks no more internet, but IP address ok

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Lorin Schoop

Hi there

I've got the very annoying problem that my cpu consumes all the time
between 40 and 60 percent performance, but idle process is about 98%!

Process Explorer from Sysinternals helped me further and showed me
that "Interrupts" ~33% and "DPCs" ~15% consume this amount.

Do you have any idea how to solve this one?

Furthermore, I had to restore my windows xp twice since I bought a new
PC, because after around 1-2weeks of running well the internet stopped
to work. I still were getting an IP, tried releasing/renewing address,
worked successfully but I wasn't able to ping any host or access the
internet.

Is that a driver problem or some kind of virus? I've got McAfee
VirusScan Enterprise Edition V. 7.1, latest updates..no suspicious
files can be found. Checked computer for spyware, deleted all cookies,
"Run" Key in registry doesn't seem to content suspicious programs...

thanks a lot for helping me out!

lorin
 
Hi there

I've got the very annoying problem that my cpu consumes all the time
between 40 and 60 percent performance, but idle process is about 98%!

Process Explorer from Sysinternals helped me further and showed me
that "Interrupts" ~33% and "DPCs" ~15% consume this amount.

Do you have any idea how to solve this one?

Furthermore, I had to restore my windows xp twice since I bought a new
PC, because after around 1-2weeks of running well the internet stopped
to work. I still were getting an IP, tried releasing/renewing address,
worked successfully but I wasn't able to ping any host or access the
internet.

Is that a driver problem or some kind of virus? I've got McAfee
VirusScan Enterprise Edition V. 7.1, latest updates..no suspicious
files can be found. Checked computer for spyware, deleted all cookies,
"Run" Key in registry doesn't seem to content suspicious programs...

thanks a lot for helping me out!

lorin
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Lorin it sounds like your machine has been compromised and is spewing
traffic on the Internet. Get a Linksys router BEFS41 for your DSL/Cable
connection then rebuild your system and you should be fine.
 
Lorin Schoop scribbled:
Hi there
I've got the very annoying problem that my cpu consumes all the time
between 40 and 60 percent performance, but idle process is about 98%!
Process Explorer from Sysinternals helped me further and showed me
that "Interrupts" ~33% and "DPCs" ~15% consume this amount.
Do you have any idea how to solve this one?
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You dont make it clear on what figures you're concerned about....

If it's the 40 - 60% performance, then you should only be concerned if it's
like that ALL the time even when you're not using the computer (typing,
playing games, etc....)

If you're concerned about the 98% idle process dont be. All that is showing
is that the CPU is idle 98% of the time (IOW it's NOT doing anything, it's
waiting for you to get it to DO something) This is a good thing, not a bad
thing....

This 'complaint' about the idle process being at 98 -99% is often posted,
along with the 'complaint' that 75 - 95% of my computers ram is being used,
how can I free up more ram....
 
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