P Pat Jul 3, 2003 #1 This eats up around 99-95% of my cpu and doesnt let me make it into the desktop. I dont know what to do to fix it
This eats up around 99-95% of my cpu and doesnt let me make it into the desktop. I dont know what to do to fix it
J Jupiter Jones [MVP] Jul 3, 2003 #2 Pat; System Idle Process is exactly what is sounds like. It is the % of processing power doing nothing, waiting for something to do. If you are having problems, that is not the cause. Try these: Run an updated virus scan. Or Scan for Viruses online: http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=1&langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=IRLFIZTYMWPAZTJWUFJ Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files" Run Defrag. If you have file sharing software such as Kazaa, disable it. Check this link: http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware: http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it) Or http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it) This may apply if you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 1: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q815411
Pat; System Idle Process is exactly what is sounds like. It is the % of processing power doing nothing, waiting for something to do. If you are having problems, that is not the cause. Try these: Run an updated virus scan. Or Scan for Viruses online: http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=1&langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=IRLFIZTYMWPAZTJWUFJ Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files" Run Defrag. If you have file sharing software such as Kazaa, disable it. Check this link: http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware: http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it) Or http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it) This may apply if you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 1: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q815411
