Processor speed question

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I have 382 mb of PC133 RAM, and a 900 MhZ processor (AMD Athlon). I want to
keep this computer for another 2 or 3 years. My hard drive is 40GB, and Im
using 18 GB at the current time. I didn't ever think it was a problem but
when I go to the Task Manager and read those CPU Usage, I see it is bouncing
around from 4% to 22% while I am not doing anything. I didnt think it was a
problem but some guy at a local futueshop tells me it should be closer to 0%.
Is this true? I have a router going to my computer with a DSL Basic package
as well. When I checked this meter, as far as I was aware, the only thing
running in the background was MSN Messenger. My virus scanner says there's
nothing after updating the definitions, and the Ad Aware SE Pro just finished
dleeting everything... Same thing.... The meter is still bouncing from 4% to
22%... Is it possible there is a Virus or Spam or Adware on my computer that
my scanners arent picking up? I am using Norton 2004 (with an updated
subscription, and Ad Aware SE Pro, along with another ad-scanner that I can't
think of the name at the current time, although it is a popular free one. The
Norton has the Auto-Protect Enabled so, that may also be running in the
background. If you need to know anything else, do not hesitate to ask me.
 
thunderstruck_302wrote
If you need to know anything else, do not hesitate to ask me.Can yo
tell us which processes are causing these cpu usage spikes?

In Task Manager, click the "Processes" tab, then click on the "CPU
header to sort the listing by CPU usage (you will probably have t
click it twice, the first time it will sort by lowest to highest, th
second click reverses this and sorts by highest to lowest).

The processes that are using most will then be at the top. (You ca
ignore System Idle Process
 
thunderstruck_302 said:
I have 382 mb of PC133 RAM, and a 900 MhZ processor (AMD Athlon). I want to
keep this computer for another 2 or 3 years. My hard drive is 40GB, and Im
using 18 GB at the current time. I didn't ever think it was a problem but
when I go to the Task Manager and read those CPU Usage, I see it is
bouncing
around from 4% to 22% while I am not doing anything. I didnt think it was
a
problem but some guy at a local futueshop tells me it should be closer to
0%.
Is this true? I have a router going to my computer with a DSL Basic
package
as well. When I checked this meter, as far as I was aware, the only thing
running in the background was MSN Messenger. My virus scanner says there's
nothing after updating the definitions, and the Ad Aware SE Pro just
finished
dleeting everything... Same thing.... The meter is still bouncing from 4%
to
22%... Is it possible there is a Virus or Spam or Adware on my computer
that
my scanners arent picking up? I am using Norton 2004 (with an updated
subscription, and Ad Aware SE Pro, along with another ad-scanner that I
can't
think of the name at the current time, although it is a popular free one.
The
Norton has the Auto-Protect Enabled so, that may also be running in the
background. If you need to know anything else, do not hesitate to ask me.
Click to expand...

in a perfect world it would be near 0 % "most" of the time you are not doing
anything...

I would bet its probably your Norton software running background virus scans
or such
 
stargazer: thnx. I knew the first part of that processes thing but i didnt
know about or think of sorting it to find the solution... Yes, sytem idle
process seems to be at almost 80-90....

Haggis: thnx. I thought 0% was kind of out of wack... What about a 64 bit
processor? 64 x2? I realize 0% on a 900MhZ AMD Athlon is asking a lot, but
what about on a 64 bit or 2 64 bit processors?
 
thunderstruck_302wrote
stargazer: thnx. I knew the first part of that processes thing but
didnt
know about or think of sorting it to find the solution... Yes, syte idle
process seems to be at almost 80-90...

Ok, what processes are taking up the other 10-20 percent, the one
Click to expand...
listed directly under System Idle Process
 
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