ukswimmer10,

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How many programs are running in the background that are using the cpu? To see the list or programs and to stop some of the programs you can press CTRL | ALT | DELETE at the same time. You then can click on task manager to see the list of running programs.

I've checked it quite a few times.  I have like 32 processes running.  Right now the cpu usage is like around 100% and like anywhere from 90 - 99% is being used by grab-it which is downloading stuff from newsgroups.  I've used this program before I had to totally reinstall windows and it never used this much of my cpu processes before.  I've got a 1.9 ghz processor and 512 mb of ram.  My ram right now is at like 160 mb not being used.  I know that this one program should not use that much of my cpu, but how can I fix that.

Thanks,

Evan

I'm having the same problem too!  When I'm loading something 100% usage is indicated but when it sits there and I'm not doing much to the pc it's down to 0-5%.  Can someone please explain?  I have around 30-35 processes opened. 

Thanks,

Anne

Hi, I was looking around the forum and noticed that the you seem to be experiencing the same problems I am with my CPU.  My task mangager shows that when my CPU is Idle or the program I am using is idle the usage is around 0-5%.  However, if I open a program or execute a command on any program, the usage spikes up dramatically anywhere from 40% to even the high 90%.  I've noticed that when I browse through pages on my Internet Explorer, simply going back or forward can sometimes cause my CPU Usage to spike up to a full 100%.  And yes, this is even on harmless websites such as this forum.  Did you ever find a solution to this problem?  If not, is there anyone else that has experienced similar problems with their CPU and can offer some advice, suggestions, or help to remedy this problem.