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jpaab2003
Hope someone can help . . . performance on my Dell
Latitude CPx laptop, running Win 2000 (Version 5.0.2195
Service Pack 4 Build 2195), with 256 KB of memory has
really been poor lately, especially with IE open and
running. It often takes multi seconds for a screen to
refresh or an update to complete.
Using Windows Task Manager, I see the processor maxed out
(100% utilization) when I try to go to various sites
(doesn't seem to matter which sites). Memory is not maxed
out -- the biggest CPU hog appears to be a System Idle
Process, which is usually / often at 85% - 95% load.
Checked my cable modem speed, that's not the bottlneck.
I originally suspected a virus of some kind, but I am
running anti virus software and a personal firewall.
Could the culprit be this "System Idle Process"? What
exactly is it, and is there anything I can do to improve
performance?
thanx
Latitude CPx laptop, running Win 2000 (Version 5.0.2195
Service Pack 4 Build 2195), with 256 KB of memory has
really been poor lately, especially with IE open and
running. It often takes multi seconds for a screen to
refresh or an update to complete.
Using Windows Task Manager, I see the processor maxed out
(100% utilization) when I try to go to various sites
(doesn't seem to matter which sites). Memory is not maxed
out -- the biggest CPU hog appears to be a System Idle
Process, which is usually / often at 85% - 95% load.
Checked my cable modem speed, that's not the bottlneck.
I originally suspected a virus of some kind, but I am
running anti virus software and a personal firewall.
Could the culprit be this "System Idle Process"? What
exactly is it, and is there anything I can do to improve
performance?
thanx