cpu at 100%

[matt]

for some reason my cpu is at 100% usage, because it's
running a lot of processes. frequently my usage will flip
between System and one of a number of svchost.exe
extensions. After ending alot of manual processes, system
usage will still add up to 100% between these two items.
anybody know what the deal is with this? it's making it
hard to open certain applications.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Matt

Try Task Manager.

Look at processes in Task Manager. It is normal to have a number of Svchost.exe process entries appearing in Task Manager. For the process generating the high usage how is the User described? Next whilst Task Manager is showing high usage change from the Process Tab to the Application Tab. Then select each running Application in turn, right click and select "Go to Process" and see if you can identify the application causing the high usage.

Next select Start, Administrative Tools, Services. Compare the list of services with those shown as Started and for each in turn stop the service and observe the effect. If the CPU usage in Task Manager continues or something stops working restart the service. When you have found the likely cause i.e. the CPU usage stops then post details of what you have found.


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Hope this helps.

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[Guest]

I'm getting the same problem...100% CPU etc from Svchost networking.....I've checked for Viruses/worms and spyware...all clean. At the moment all I do is ctl/alt/del and in task manger close down svchost networking. Everything works as it should after that. This seems a pretty common problem and I've found loads of people with the same difficulty, but so far no solution. There must be an answer to this somewhere!