Help.. CPU runs at 100%

[Desperate Pete]

Can anyone help? my computers been fine for ages running
XP 1.31 Ghz processor 256 ram with still well over 18gig
left. BUT loaded up one day and it was Soooooo slow.
turns out after eventually getting task manager up i am
pritty much running at 100% CPU usage all the time. i
have ran an upto date virus checker no virus found and on
start up it roughly sets up about 50 proceses but this
takes up all the usage.

Any sugestions as to what i have done? or solve the
problem (I have tried restore) but for some reason it
will nt let us! PLEASE HELP, you cant believe how long it
has taken to get this far on this snail of a computer!!!!

 

[Jim Macklin]

Download SpyBot S&D from www.safer-networking.org Boot to
safe mode and run it.
Visit www.blackviper.com to see what services and processes
you need and what can be shut-off.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Can anyone help? my computers been fine for ages running
| XP 1.31 Ghz processor 256 ram with still well over 18gig
| left. BUT loaded up one day and it was Soooooo slow.
| turns out after eventually getting task manager up i am
| pritty much running at 100% CPU usage all the time. i
| have ran an upto date virus checker no virus found and on
| start up it roughly sets up about 50 proceses but this
| takes up all the usage.
|
| Any sugestions as to what i have done? or solve the
| problem (I have tried restore) but for some reason it
| will nt let us! PLEASE HELP, you cant believe how long it
| has taken to get this far on this snail of a computer!!!!

 

[Rick]

sounds like you've download some spyware by accident and
it's running in the background updating and ready to send
to the 'net' the next time you go on line. Use Ad-Aware
free download to find and kill all that junk.
Good Luck