recent bog down of cpu

[Guest]

i have recently been experiencing cpu usage spikes that i did not suffer
before ... any ideas

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Scan your PC for the presence of viruses and spyware:

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of spyware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827315

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Perform some routine maintenance:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| i have recently been experiencing cpu usage spikes that i did not suffer
| before ... any ideas

 

[Jason]

-----Original Message-----
i have recently been experiencing cpu usage spikes that i did not suffer
before ... any ideas
.
I have experienced the same thing after installing sp2

(don't know if it's related or not). XP was running really
slowly so I opened task manager and saw that my cpu usage
was pegged at 100% with a rundll32.exe process consuming
about 96% of my cpu. I ended this process in task manager
and all seems to work alright after this - I have another
instance of a rundll32 in my process list also. I've
scanned with Norton Antivirus, AdAware and SpyBot S & D -
all gave me a green board. What gives?

 

[Guest]

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

How to optimize Windows XP, 2000, ME
for the best performance (Step-by-step Visual Guide):
http://www.fixyourwindows.com

http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm#SomecommonWindowsXPproblems