Start, Run, "Taskmgr.exe" and OK. Processes tab will tell you what is using CPU time.
More than likely there's other infectious things still active. Getting rid of all the stuff that "comes along for the ride" with any virus infection is extremely difficult. You need more than Ad-Aware, and more than just an anti-virus program. Among other essential tools which are free: Spybot Search & Destroy Microsoft Antispyware Sysinternals' Autoruns (use instead of MSCONFIG) Emisoft.com A-squared Free And most importantly - after loading these programs and updating online, boot into safe mode before scanning. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod Lindgren Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: HARDware: CPU usage 100% A friend's old Dell (XP SP1, 384 meg RAM, P4-1.8gig, 20 gig HD) cannot seem to run very well. When you check CPU usage in Task Manager, it shows 100% usage. The memory is in the form of 1 256meg stick and 1 128 meg stick of DDR. Removing the 128 meg stick actually makes the computer functional again, but the CPU usage is still 100%. There are no programs running. I have run a current version of AdAware and run a complete virus scan. No spyware was found, but 6 viruses were found and cleaned out. Using msconfig.exe, I have shut down all the services listed in start-up. Still, the computer shows 100% CPU usage. Does anyone know what could be eating up the CPU time? Thanks, Rod Lindgren -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
