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July 13th, 2004 15:00
CPU usage at 100%??
Hi, when i start my PC my CPU usage in the task manager is always at 100% even when the computer is doing nothing. I only have 27 processes running. I ran spybot sd and defragged my C:\ drive but that still doesn't help. I can open windows and IE normally but when i wanna play call of duty the gameplay keeps freezing up.
This started happening after i followed the "From reformat to relax" tweak guide at tweaktown.com
I made a restore point before i did those tweaks but when i rolled back to that restore point the cpu usage was still at 100%
My specs are listed below. Once again i only started having this problem this morning after i did those tweaks. Any help is greatly appreciated.
MY RIG
Dell Dimension 8100
Windows XP w/SP1a
P4 2.6Ghz with Powerleap
384MB RDRAM PC800 non-ecc
Sapphire Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB
Creative Labs Soundblaster Live! Value
Western Digital 40GB Hard Drive
Western Digital 80GB Hard Drive
Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle gamepad
Stock Dell p/s
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Denny Denham
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July 13th, 2004 15:00
Open Task Manager and see which process is using all the CPU cycles. Once you have identified the culprit someone may be able to provide specific help.
Anna_s
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July 13th, 2004 15:00
Dave Lyle
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July 13th, 2004 15:00
Anna_s
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July 13th, 2004 16:00
LOL!! Looks like its my dell multimedia keyboard. It has 99 and all the others have 00. Guess i have to disable it. Thanks for all the help
MY RIG
Dell Dimension 8100
Windows XP w/SP1a
P4 2.6Ghz with Powerleap
384MB RDRAM PC800 non-ecc
Sapphire Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB
Creative Labs Soundblaster Live! Value
Western Digital 40GB Hard Drive
Western Digital 80GB Hard Drive
Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle gamepad
Stock Dell p/s
Denny Denham
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July 13th, 2004 16:00
Download and install the driver listed for Dell USB/PS2 here and it should resolve the problem.
micahel
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July 14th, 2004 04:00
try to do msconfig, scan with antispyware, uninstall all unwanted programs, do defrag and scan for viruses. Goodluck!
visit: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
fayewest
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July 30th, 2004 15:00