CPU Usage????

pappypete · Feb 28, 2002

I'm not sure where to post this, so here it is. I just
put this system together last weekand it worked
great, at first.

BE6 ll V 1.1 cele [email protected] 256mg Crucial cas 2
Maxtor HD Win98

Problem is, it has slowed down and pages don't load
completely. I dld'd WinSystem98 and it reports CPU
usage of 50-60%, this is at desktop with nothing
open or running?? How can i find out what's running?

macky · Feb 28, 2002

Just go to your task manager (ctrl-alt-del) and click on processes. that shoud tell you what all is running. It sounds really odd that your cpu usage is 60% with nothing running in the foreground. Im not sure what to tell you there, Im sure somebody else will have a couple of answers for you.

nodoze · Feb 28, 2002

I've seen similar high CPU usage under Windows 98 with nothing running accept for the program that monitors CPU useage. I've used several different apps to monitor the CPU useage & they all behave the same when they are run under Windows98. I suspect that it is a Windows problem.

takiwa · Feb 28, 2002

someone else reported in another thread that there was a bug in 98/Me systems with the task manager reporting mad system usage, or that while the system was at idle, Windows performs "routine housecleaning"...so that's probably what is going on in your rig....but it probably wouldn't hurt to scan for viruses/spyware proggies, either

pappypete · Feb 28, 2002

I did a virus scan and found nothing, i believe that
something is running due to the slowdown. I might
be wrong but i don't think it's a bug, as i said it was
great at first.

Joker76 · Feb 28, 2002

I had that problem with Windows ME about a year ago, so I switched back to 98SE. I never had any problems with 98 doing it though. I'd suggest re-formatting your HD and re-installing everything. It's a big pain in the "you know what" but it might clear things up.

jazztrumpet216 · Feb 28, 2002

Might wanna d/l Ad-Aware and check for some Spyware on your computer... that could be causing it. I get something new pop up every few days, I try to run it once a week. I don't know if it's actually spyware or just a Win98 glitch but it's worth a shot.

pappypete · Feb 28, 2002

I just ran Ad-Aware, found nothing, puter is soooo
slow it sux.

Is this the fun part???

Darrenct · Feb 28, 2002

Well, your going to have to get rid of Win 98/98SE/ME someday. You might as well grab yourself a copy of Windows 2000 and be done with it.

jazztrumpet216 · Feb 28, 2002

My copy of WinME isn't bad about being a resource hog like this. I'd recommend a fresh install of Win98. We use Win2k at school and I agree that would probably fix things, but when I find myself getting frustrated with ME, I reboot into Linux. Yep, a copy of Mandrake and a nice Windows Emulator is all I need....

pappypete · Feb 28, 2002

Well......i just did a fresh install of Win98SE. It seems
ok for now, i'll see how it holds up.

Sonny · Mar 12, 2002

IT'S A BUG .....usually

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