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....install Windows XP Service Pack 2

Reference:
Article ID : 890582
Last Review : June 1, 2006
Revision : 1.1

I'm experiencing the exact symptoms as described in the above support
article yet have been running SP2 since its introduction. The article refers
to a 'hotfix' being available. Is this only for developers and not for
end-users?

Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Kerry Brown]

...install Windows XP Service Pack 2

Reference:
Article ID : 890582
Last Review : June 1, 2006
Revision : 1.1

I'm experiencing the exact symptoms as described in the above support
article yet have been running SP2 since its introduction. The article
refers to a 'hotfix' being available. Is this only for developers and
not for end-users?

Any ideas? Thanks.

There are many reasons for high CPU usage. If it just started and you have
been running SP2 for quite a while the hotfix is probably not the answer. If
you believe it is then follow the links in the article, phone Microsoft, and
quote the article. They will email you a link to download it. I recommend
doing some troubleshooting first. Have you recently installed or updated any
hardware or software? What is the malware state of the computer? Run the
Task Manager and see what is consuming the CPU time. Download the following
program. It will give you more detailes info about the running tasks than
Task Manager.

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

 

[Ron Martell]

...install Windows XP Service Pack 2

Reference:
Article ID : 890582
Last Review : June 1, 2006
Revision : 1.1

I'm experiencing the exact symptoms as described in the above support
article yet have been running SP2 since its introduction. The article refers
to a 'hotfix' being available. Is this only for developers and not for
end-users?

Any ideas? Thanks.

To see what is using the CPU time open Task Manager and go to the
Processes tab. Click twice on the CPU column header and the list will
be sorted into descending order based on CPU usage. You can then
easily identify which processes are using the most CPU time.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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