Nope I am running XP and I have a inspirion 6000.

When I called Dell Tech for another problem I had he checked in the Task Manager and saw that it was topping at 100% and he said it that wasnt good. But in order to tell me more I had to pay. 

Ok, i get the same thing but clicking on the performance tab, the actual CPU usage is idling, low at 5% or less when everything is closed. How about yours, if you shut every open window down?

System Idle Process has the highest, it hovers in the 80s.

The second highest is firefox in the 20s. 

Hey Johnny,

Your "system idle process" is hovering at 80% and firefox at 20%?

Erm... I may be called an idiot, but it seems to me that your cpu load is only 20%, the system idle process means it is 'idle', doing nothing at all... My system idle process at this moment, when I am typing this message is at 99%... 

Just to be sure, scan your computer for virusses and mallware. But as I look at your posts, it seems your system runs fine...  If you look at the tab "performance" of the task manager, and the "CPU Usage" is at 100%, then you should start to worry about cpu usage. It is known that cpu usage can go up to a 100% if you boot up, this is caused by Windows and it's update process (automatic updates), try switching this offand see what happens during bootup.

Cheers

Cha---all closed.

Alj--it fluxuates and does top out at 100%

Jonny, have a look at this: http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2704162&SiteID=2

Also have you tried closing/ending the process for Windows Onecare MsMpEng.exe?

Since I shut down that Windows program I havent went over 80.

I did a virus scan yesterday night so Ill do a spyware with the Lavasoft software i have.