High CPU usage when no programs are running

[Mint]

I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
the Taskbar and no open programs.

Everything is going slower.

In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
explorer.exe taking the balance.

Can someone help me?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I am getting CPU usage in the 90 % range when there are no windows on
the Taskbar and no open programs.

Everything is going slower.

In the Processes window, system idle shows readings from 60-99% with
explorer.exe taking the balance.

Can someone help me?

Thanks,
Andy

System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.

 

[Mint]

System Idle shows the CPUs you are *not* using.

I don't think you understand the problem.

My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
open.
Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
researching.

Andy

 

[Alias]

I don't think you understand the problem.

My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
open.
Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
researching.

Andy

Did you have a power outage or two? Check to make sure your hard drive
isn't set to PIO.

 

[Paul]

I don't think you understand the problem.

My system is noticeably slower which is NOT normal when NO windows are
open.
Someone said that a "shell extension may have crashed" which I am
researching.

Andy

Run Process Explorer, and tell us what you see.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Paul

 

[Mint]

Run Process Explorer, and tell us what you see.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

    Paul

Paul,

I will run Process Explorer the next time the problem occurs and post
the results.

Andy

In Event Viewer - Application

This is all the errors that have occured for the last three days.

Fault bucket 126833367.

Fault bucket 87299515.

Hanging application hh.exe, version 5.2.3790.1159, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang

address 0x00000000.

Hanging application HelpCtr.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang

address 0x00000000.

Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number
from:

<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/
trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt>

with error: This operation returned because the timeout period
expired.

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
CoCreateInstance. hr =

0x8007043c.