100% CPU usage with no applications running

sjames08 · 06-10-2005, 03:19 PM

Help!! My computer has started to run very slow. I'm showing 100% CPU with no applications running, although there are 47 processes open. Any suggestions?

**superflysmith** · 06-10-2005, 03:52 PM

Have you run ad-aware se and spybot yet?

**LoneWolf071** · 06-10-2005, 03:53 PM

start->run->msconfig and the last tab, go there and take out any processes you don't need. also, try modding your page file...

sjames08 · 06-10-2005, 04:31 PM

I tried to run MS config and it tells me the MSconfig file is missing.

sjames08 · 06-10-2005, 04:32 PM

Yes, I have run Adaware and Spybot

**superflysmith** · 06-10-2005, 04:39 PM

you can get msconfig here

**mgoldb2** · 06-10-2005, 04:40 PM

Try this when the cpu is at 100% usage press alt ctrl del go to processes press the cpu link so it shows highest cpu usage first then tell us what processes is taking up 100% or close to 100% usage.(system idel process tells you how much not being use so if that on top then you using less then 50% usage)

**superflysmith** · 06-10-2005, 04:48 PM

I had this problem once when I unistalled a program and it messed up another program. After I shut programs down one at a time I figured out which one was causing the problem. Then I reinstalled the program that got messed up and everything was fine.

Javora · 06-13-2005, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjames08

I tried to run MS config and it tells me the MSconfig file is missing.

Just a FYI, Win2000 does not have Msconfig, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom left that out in Win2000. You can use Services.msc, however it is not as good as Msconfig IMHO. Hope this helps.

As for the problem at hand can you tell us which file is eating up all the resources? If you can we should be able to track down the issue a little quicker.

Geekgirl · 06-13-2005, 09:41 AM

Try using StartupList :
A simple tool that lists all and every auto starting program on your system. You might be surprised what it finds, this is way better than Msconfig. Commonly used to troubleshoot malfunctioning systems, trojan/viral infections, new spyware/malware breed and the likes.

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06-10-2005, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
sjames08 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 34 OS: Win2000Professional	100% CPU usage with no applications running Help!! My computer has started to run very slow. I'm showing 100% CPU with no applications running, although there are 47 processes open. Any suggestions?

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LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 834 OS: Windows XP, Linux	start->run->msconfig and the last tab, go there and take out any processes you don't need. also, try modding your page file... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

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superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,578 OS: XP PRO	you can get msconfig here __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose

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mgoldb2 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 604 OS: windows xp	Try this when the cpu is at 100% usage press alt ctrl del go to processes press the cpu link so it shows highest cpu usage first then tell us what processes is taking up 100% or close to 100% usage.(system idel process tells you how much not being use so if that on top then you using less then 50% usage) __________________

06-10-2005, 04:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
sjames08 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 34 OS: Win2000Professional	I tried to run MS config and it tells me the MSconfig file is missing.

06-10-2005, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
sjames08 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 34 OS: Win2000Professional	Yes, I have run Adaware and Spybot

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superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,578 OS: XP PRO	I had this problem once when I unistalled a program and it messed up another program. After I shut programs down one at a time I figured out which one was causing the problem. Then I reinstalled the program that got messed up and everything was fine. __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose Last edited by superflysmith : 06-10-2005 at 04:54 PM.

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