"System Idle Process" (in Rask Manager) overriding all other progr

[Guest]

My pc barely moves anymore as "System Idle Process" in the Task Manager
overrides all other prgrams for CPU usage. As examples, it slows and/or halts
IE, Word, McAfee Security Center (which really tees me off). Anything else
which is running takes forever to initiate, continue and complete. This
happens no matter how often I clean up the hard drive (using McAfee
Quickclean - canche, temp files, etc).

Any ideas other than pitch the pc off of my balcony?

 

[Smirnoff]

My pc barely moves anymore as "System Idle Process" in the Task
Manager
overrides all other prgrams for CPU usage. As examples, it slows
and/or halts
IE, Word, McAfee Security Center (which really tees me off). Anything
else
which is running takes forever to initiate, continue and complete.
This
happens no matter how often I clean up the hard drive (using McAfee
Quickclean - canche, temp files, etc).

Any ideas other than pitch the pc off of my balcony?

System Idle Process does not override anything.

It is an indication of capacity NOT being used (free space, if you
like).

If programs are slowed or stopped, the problem lies elsewhere.

 

[Jim]

My pc barely moves anymore as "System Idle Process" in the Task Manager
overrides all other prgrams for CPU usage. As examples, it slows and/or
halts
IE, Word, McAfee Security Center (which really tees me off). Anything else
which is running takes forever to initiate, continue and complete. This
happens no matter how often I clean up the hard drive (using McAfee
Quickclean - canche, temp files, etc).

Any ideas other than pitch the pc off of my balcony?

Ah yes, another version of the question "How do I keep the system idle
process from hogging my system?"

Friend, the system idle process is what runs when the system has nothing to
do. All it does is engage in an idle loop.

If your system is slow, then you have problems elsewhere. There are so many
ways to slow one down that I could not
help you given no more information than that.

Jim