system idle hogging resources

[//// Owen \\\\\\\\]

I know there have been a lot of posts regarding "system idle process"

This, I believe tells, me the % of resources that are not doing
anything.......

My problem is that I wish they were doing something...

I'm running applications that get only a small % of
resources.................. I have "tunebite" plodding very slowly and
getting 6% while system idle is getting 88%. Together all the processes
are using 100%. It doesn't seem to matter what applications are running, I
end up with 100% of the resources being used, with system idle taking up
quite a few %.

WinXPsp2, 1.5GB ram

I have Zone Alarm, AVG anti-virus, AVG spyware running. I run Spy Sweeper
every night.... all OK
DriverAgent tells me my drivers are current.
Reg Booster, Hive cleaner


Help

Thanks

John

 

[Unknown]

System idle uses no resources. That is the time the system isn't doing
anything. IDLE

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I know there have been a lot of posts regarding "system idle process"

This, I believe tells, me the % of resources that are not doing
anything.......

Actually, it's closer to processor time that is not in use.

My problem is that I wish they were doing something...

I'm running applications that get only a small % of
resources.................. I have "tunebite" plodding very slowly and
getting 6%

This sounds to me more like a problem with Tunebite. Have you asked their
support or read their FAQ's?

There may not actually be any problem at all, based simply on the amount of
time it's using. Is it actually noticeably malfunctioning?

If you are finding the Tunebite conversion slow, this may be more an effect
of processor speed or capability. More information is needed.

while system idle is getting 88%. Together all the processes are using
100%. It doesn't seem to matter what applications are running, I end up
with 100% of the resources being used,

Of course. By definition, no more or less can be accounted for.

with system idle taking up quite a few %.

WinXPsp2, 1.5GB ram

I have Zone Alarm, AVG anti-virus, AVG spyware running.

And all of those will take processor cycles. Does Tunebite behave
differently if they are off? To safely test, you may wish to physically
disconnect from networks before disabling the security software.

HTH
-pk

 

[//// Owen \\\\\\\\]

System idle uses no resources. That is the time the system isn't doing
anything. IDLE

Unknown, thanks but you only repeated what I had written.....

 

[//// Owen \\\\\\\\]

Actually, it's closer to processor time that is not in use.


This sounds to me more like a problem with Tunebite. Have you asked
their support or read their FAQ's?

There may not actually be any problem at all, based simply on the
amount of time it's using. Is it actually noticeably malfunctioning?

If you are finding the Tunebite conversion slow, this may be more an
effect of processor speed or capability. More information is needed.


Of course. By definition, no more or less can be accounted for.


And all of those will take processor cycles. Does Tunebite behave
differently if they are off? To safely test, you may wish to
physically disconnect from networks before disabling the security
software.
HTH
-pk

Sorry if I was unclear................ I mentioned Tunebite only because it
was running while I was writing. I'll try again... If I am running two
applications (for example WP and Excel) they might take a total of 10%
(everything is very s..l..o..w) but system idle is taking (if "taking" is
the right word to use) 80%. I'd wonder why some of that 80% isn't being
devoted to my applications.

thanks

John

 

[Unknown]

Why do you say 'hogging resources'?

Unknown, thanks but you only repeated what I had written.....

 

[Unknown]

It's not needed.

Sorry if I was unclear................ I mentioned Tunebite only because
it was running while I was writing. I'll try again... If I am running
two applications (for example WP and Excel) they might take a total of 10%
(everything is very s..l..o..w) but system idle is taking (if "taking" is
the right word to use) 80%. I'd wonder why some of that 80% isn't being
devoted to my applications.

thanks

John

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Sorry if I was unclear................ I mentioned Tunebite only because
it was running while I was writing. I'll try again... If I am running
two applications (for example WP and Excel) they might take a total of 10%
(everything is very s..l..o..w) but system idle is taking (if "taking" is
the right word to use)

It isn't the right word. System idle is *Not a process*. It's the system
waiting for an application to ask it to do something.

80%. I'd wonder why some of that 80% isn't being devoted to my
applications.

Because they aren't imposing any serious load on the system, and aren't
asking for the processor's attention, and don't need it.

Really, you do not want processes to take all of the system resources,
you'll never get anything else done.

If you find the system is slow, it's not because the system is idle, there
is another issue.

Get Process Explorer and get a better idea of what's actually happening on
your system:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplorer.mspx

HTH
-pk

 

[DadofBrook]

It isn't the right word. System idle is *Not a process*. It's the system
waiting for an application to ask it to do something.


Because they aren't imposing any serious load on the system, and aren't
asking for the processor's attention, and don't need it.

Really, you do not want processes to take all of the system resources,
you'll never get anything else done.

If you find the system is slow, it's not because the system is idle, there
is another issue.

Get Process Explorer and get a better idea of what's actually happening on
your system:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplor...

HTH
-pk







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