Jack said:
My computer seems to be stuttering. It effects all programs. The task
Manager shows my CPU usage constantly flucuating between 4% and
100%,. The line item is "System Idle Prosess" A reboot seems to clear
the problem but only for a short time.
What can the matter be?
Thanks
Actually, it sounds like you have malware and maybe even a zomby problem.
With Task Manager:
Click to View the Processes tab
Click the CPU column header once.
Then, Click it again.
Now, the highest cpu numbers should appear at the top of the cpu column.
What is the name of the program that is getting the highest numbers (not
counting System Idle Process)?
If by chance it keep changing too fast to get a look at it, click the row
with the high numbers in it to hightlight it; that'll make it easier to spot
on the screen. One of those processes should show a high number and there
will probaly be a few others showing lower numbers, in the single digit
range.
Come back here and post the results if you can't tell anything from what's
taking up the time, and explain what you have found.
HTH
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