System is using 100% CPU

[M.Siler]

Why would my system show that it is using 100% of the CPU? When I check
Task Manager - Processes the SYSTEM is at 99 all the time and is making
everything else SLOW!!

 

[NuT CrAcKeR]

get PSEXEC from www.systernals.com... its an awsome process walker which
will show you what the system process is "actually doing".. what files,
modules, other processess it has spawned, etc... and can help you determine
what the problem really is.

what is your OS, SP level, and applied hotfix staus on this machine?

NuTs

 

[M.Siler]

I think you were talking about procexp.exe. I took a look and only
system.exe was at 99. Nothing under it was. Here what it produced: Sorry
the format looks like crap. If you email me I can email you a screen shot.


Process PID CPU Description User Name Priority Handles Window Title
System Idle Process 0 00 <access denied> 0 0
System 8 99 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 148
smss.exe 144 00 Windows NT Session Manager NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 11 33
csrss.exe 172 00 Client Server Runtime Process NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 13
392
winlogon.exe 192 00 Windows NT Logon Application NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 13
409
services.exe 220 00 Services and Controller app NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 9
552
ibmpmsvc.exe 368 00 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 36
svchost.exe 428 00 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 286
svchost.exe 472 00 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 481
spoolsv.exe 516 00 Spooler SubSystem App NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 202
Ati2evxx.exe 592 00 ATI External Event Utility EXE Module NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 37
DefWatch.exe 616 00 Virus Definition Daemon NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 34
Rtvscan.exe 656 00 Symantec AntiVirus NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 359
QCONSVC.EXE 736 00 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 95
regsvc.exe 752 00 Remote Registry Service NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 30
MSTask.exe 756 00 Task Scheduler Engine NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 129
stisvc.exe 788 00 Still Image Devices Monitor NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 57
WinMgmt.exe 856 00 Windows Management Instrumentation NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 97
mspmspsv.exe 888 00 WMDM PMSP Service NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 8 48
lsass.exe 232 00 LSA Executable and Server DLL (Export Version) NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 9 320
Explorer.EXE 1232 00 Windows Explorer P1FS\grademaker 8 327 Program Manager
SynTPLpr.exe 1184 00 TouchPad Driver Helper Application P1FS\grademaker 8
37
procexp.exe 1220 01 Sysinternals Process Explorer P1FS\grademaker 13 143
Process Explorer - Sysinternals: www.sysinternals.com
QCWLICON.EXE 1264 00 P1FS\grademaker 8 121
SynTPEnh.exe 1288 00 Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements P1FS\grademaker 8 48
PRPCUI.exe 1312 00 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) technology User Interface
P1FS\grademaker 8 81
TPHKMGR.exe 1324 00 P1FS\grademaker 8 93
TPONSCR.exe 1380 00 P1FS\grademaker 8 34
TpScrex.exe 1400 00 ThinkPad UltraZoom P1FS\grademaker 8 36
TP98TRAY.EXE 1332 00 IBM ThinkPad Tray Utility P1FS\grademaker 8 33
RunDll32.exe 1340 00 Run a DLL as an App P1FS\grademaker 8 53
AGRSMMSG.exe 1364 00 SoftModem Messaging Applet P1FS\grademaker 8 37
tfswctrl.exe 1416 00 Direct Access Component P1FS\grademaker 8 86
ctfmon.exe 1420 00 Cicero Loader P1FS\grademaker 8 76
HPOstr05.exe 1428 00 Main Executable P1FS\grademaker 8 103
HPOVDX05.EXE 1564 00 VDI Manager P1FS\grademaker 8 114
hpoipm07.exe 336 00 PML Driver P1FS\grademaker 8 56
loadqm.exe 1452 00 Microsoft QMgr P1FS\grademaker 8 178
vptray.exe 1460 00 Symantec AntiVirus P1FS\grademaker 8 124
digstream.exe 1496 00 DIGStream Cache Manager P1FS\grademaker 8 203
HOTSYNC.EXE 1536 00 HotSync® Manager Application P1FS\grademaker 8 64