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I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 . For some reason , a
while after i startup , my CPU starts running at 100% and then shuts off the
computer and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do this
but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please help me .
 
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IAH <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 . For some reason , a
>while after i startup , my CPU starts running at 100% and then shuts off the
>computer and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do this
>but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please help me .

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Windows Task Manager.
Go to the Processes tab.
Click twice on the CPU column header to sort the process list into
descending order by CPU usage.

The offending process(es) should be at the top of the list.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
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Thanks Ron ... overwhelmingly , the " System Idle Process " is the one using
the most CPU . What can i do to change this ?

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> IAH <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 . For some reason , a
> >while after i startup , my CPU starts running at 100% and then shuts off the
> >computer and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do this
> >but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please help me .
>
> Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Windows Task Manager.
> Go to the Processes tab.
> Click twice on the CPU column header to sort the process list into
> descending order by CPU usage.
>
> The offending process(es) should be at the top of the list.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
>
 
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Hi,

Download and run Process Explorer. Look for the process that's taking up all the CPU
recourses. This will help narrow the search.
Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


IAH wrote:
> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 .
> For some reason , a while after i startup , my CPU starts
> running at 100% and then shuts off the computer and i
> have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do
> this but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please
> help me .
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

This is normal, hence the word idle. It should be between 97 & 99% with nothing running in
the background.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

IAH wrote:
> Thanks Ron ... overwhelmingly , the " System Idle Process
> " is the one using the most CPU . What can i do to change
> this ?
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
>> IAH <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 .
>>> For some reason , a while after i startup , my CPU
>>> starts running at 100% and then shuts off the computer
>>> and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats
>>> making it do this but i can't figure it out . Someone
>>> out there please help me .
>>
>> Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Windows Task
>> Manager.
>> Go to the Processes tab.
>> Click twice on the CPU column header to sort the process
>> list into descending order by CPU usage.
>>
>> The offending process(es) should be at the top of the
>> list.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP
>> On-Line Help Computer Service
>> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>
>> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
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"IAH" <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:15363CB9-9029-4852-9390-7B4145B0C6DB@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Ron ... overwhelmingly , the " System Idle Process " is the one
> using
> the most CPU . What can i do to change this ?
That is definitely not what is hogging your computer or filling up your
disk. The idle process is the placeholder for the activity of the cpu when
it has no real work.
One other thing to check is I/O writes. You can't fill a directory without
lots and lots of I/O.
Jim
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
>> IAH <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 . For some reason
>> >, a
>> >while after i startup , my CPU starts running at 100% and then shuts off
>> >the
>> >computer and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do
>> >this
>> >but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please help me .
>>
>> Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Windows Task Manager.
>> Go to the Processes tab.
>> Click twice on the CPU column header to sort the process list into
>> descending order by CPU usage.
>>
>> The offending process(es) should be at the top of the list.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP
>> On-Line Help Computer Service
>> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>
>> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
>>
 
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IAH <IAH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thanks Ron ... overwhelmingly , the " System Idle Process " is the one using
>the most CPU . What can i do to change this ?
>

If the CPU usage is showing as 100% in the performance tab then the
System Idle process should be showing zero or close to it when you
click to the processes tab.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

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Hope this can help..
j;-)

"IAH" wrote:

> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on Dell Inspiron 5150 . For some reason , a
> while after i startup , my CPU starts running at 100% and then shuts off the
> computer and i have to restart . I have tried to see whats making it do this
> but i can't figure it out . Someone out there please help me .
 
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