Riva wrote: I ran Task Manager (he is running XP) and his CPU usage was at 100%. I went through the list of processes and googled what I didn't know. Those that could be removed were removed. I also disabled a lot of programs he had starting automatically on start up (like RealPlayer, etc.) When I was done the CPU usage was way down (don't remember the number).
Tim responds: CPU at 100% is indicative of a runaway process. I've seen Outlook do it, and I've seen many times when having several IE windows open will do it...you just have to cycle through them and close them one by one, and when the unhappy one closes, everything's back to normal. I'd highly recommend completely dumping RealPlayer - I support about 20 department machines at my job (in addition to my normal duties, since no one else here is techie), and they all know that I will not touch their machines or their problems if they have RealPlayer (or any other Real product) installed. Reduce (better: eliminate) all startup programs. Watch memory use - if it's high, he may need more RAM. If the hard drive is grinding away he may need more RAM as well (i.e. pagefile is being overused). A normal PC with normal workload will poke along at about 2%-5% CPU usage with light spikes for intensive use (disk I/O, etc.). Tim ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
