CPU 100% usage

[Blaker]

Any direction would of course be greatly appreciated. Machine started
randomly slowing and locking up. Task manager shows 100% cpu usage.
About half the time I can shut down the last opened program and it
drops to normal. i.e. open outlook express and it does not appear to
open yet the program- msimn shows in the process list. Happens with
various programs. Half the time I need to do a hard restart.

Event viewer shows the following:
All headed: nview_info

The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( nview_info ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: NVIEW : Explorer: WAIT_TIMEOUT:
(process 0xf0) (thread 0x104) (wait 0x5) (pwait 0x2) WindowManager.cpp
2962

The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( nview_info ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: NVIEW : Explorer: WAIT_TIMEOUT, LAST
SUCCESS: (thread 0x974) (cmdName:Explorer.EXE) WindowManager.cpp 2985

The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( nview_info ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: NVIEW : Explorer: WAIT_TIMEOUT:
(process 0xf0) (thread 0xfac) (wait 0x4) (pwait 0x1) WindowManager.cpp
2962

Always several in a row.
Te only other error msg: Source SecurityCenter

The Windows Security Center Service was unable to establish event
queries with WMI to monitor third party AntiVirus and Firewall.
I shudder to think about another wipe and fresh install.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

As far as a know, nveiw_info is a reference to a feature of the nVidia
graphics card. If you have such a card, you may need to reinstall the
drivers for the card or to check the card manufacturer's website for the
latest drivers. You might also check their site for a reference to this
issue.

 

[Blaker]

Thank You for the reply.
Unfortunately after installing the latest nvidia driver package the
problem remains.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

Then you need to check their website for references to this issue and if you
find none, you need to contact nVidia.