Re: [CGUYS] Idle question: CPU usage in Windows

2008-01-30 Thread Andy Gallant
network latency? for an example, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826807/en-us Vicky Staubly wrote: On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I understand the question. Not the way you put it, anyway. In the scenario you describe, there should be no CPU 'slowdown' at all, since the

Re: [CGUYS] Idle question: CPU usage in Windows

2008-01-30 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I understand the question. Not the way you put it, anyway. In the scenario you describe, there should be no CPU 'slowdown' at all, since the CPU isn't being used completely. Some things, like having to swap due to memory shortage, don't show up as

Re: [CGUYS] Idle question: CPU usage in Windows

2008-01-30 Thread Tony B
I'm not sure I understand the question. Not the way you put it, anyway. In the scenario you describe, there should be no CPU 'slowdown' at all, since the CPU isn't being used completely. Maybe you're having some trouble with a specific program? On Jan 30, 2008 8:04 PM, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[CGUYS] Idle question: CPU usage in Windows

2008-01-30 Thread Robert
Here is a curiosity question about CPU usage in Windows XP -- not important, just wondering. This question shows my ignorance of the computer. I notice that the computer execution speed seems independent of the CPU usage. For example, suppose that two processes are running simultaneously, w