Cpu = 100%

trumpet · 02-16-2006, 02:24 AM

I had a problem with my motherboard recently, my computer got shipped to dell. They updated the bios while it was there.

I dont remember if it was before or afterwards, but sometime in this time period, forgotit.exe,

(a windows program that lets you type things into it and close it, and it will be there when you start up like it's a notepad that saves the things even after the computer is turned off/etc.)

disappeared from my desktop toolbar where it usually always is. My computer was running extraordinarily slow, so I looked at my cpu processes and it said that forgotit.exe is taking up 100% of it. I closed the process, computer ran fast.

Now, it happens everytime I start up. But that is not the most of the problem, it also is starting to happen to random programs now!

I was wondering if anyone here knows WHY this would happen?

**linderman** · 02-16-2006, 05:24 AM

run memtest (free & in my signature) run it for a tleast two hours >>> three would be better

please give us the results of this test

**please** · 02-16-2006, 09:31 AM

@ trumpet
Welcome to TSF

If your system is randomly running at 100% CPU usage, then in addition to linderman's suggestion, you might also want to run Adaware and Spybot as you may have some malware or spyware running in the background.
After running those and you still have trouble, you might want to follow the instructions to post a 'HiJakThis log. Post it in the hijackthis forum.

Keep us posted with your progress

02-16-2006, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
trumpet Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1 OS: I want Linux but someone else bought me Windows XP on mine.	Cpu = 100% I had a problem with my motherboard recently, my computer got shipped to dell. They updated the bios while it was there. I dont remember if it was before or afterwards, but sometime in this time period, forgotit.exe, (a windows program that lets you type things into it and close it, and it will be there when you start up like it's a notepad that saves the things even after the computer is turned off/etc.) disappeared from my desktop toolbar where it usually always is. My computer was running extraordinarily slow, so I looked at my cpu processes and it said that forgotit.exe is taking up 100% of it. I closed the process, computer ran fast. Now, it happens everytime I start up. But that is not the most of the problem, it also is starting to happen to random programs now! I was wondering if anyone here knows WHY this would happen?

02-16-2006, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,403 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	run memtest (free & in my signature) run it for a tleast two hours >>> three would be better please give us the results of this test __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-16-2006, 09:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
please Tech Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,185 OS: WinXP SP2	@ trumpet Welcome to TSF If your system is randomly running at 100% CPU usage, then in addition to linderman's suggestion, you might also want to run Adaware and Spybot as you may have some malware or spyware running in the background. After running those and you still have trouble, you might want to follow the instructions to post a 'HiJakThis log. Post it in the hijackthis forum. Keep us posted with your progress __________________ P4P800E-D:~:P4 3.0C@3.75GHz:~:Zal7000AlCu:~:OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K@250MHz 2.5-3-3-7 WinXP SP2>2X160GB Samsung SATA ICH5R RAID1:~:2x80GB Samsung SATA Promise RAID0 ATI A-I-W X800XT~SB Audigy2 ZS~2X BenQ1620~Antec SLK3700AMB~Antec SmartPower2.0 500W