Re: High CPU usage
From: DanS (t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t_at_a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a..n.e.t)
Date: 10/31/04
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:05:41 -0500
"M&K" <spamalamadingong@yourmail.com> wrote in
news:1DUgd.335972$MQ5.322460@attbi_s52:
> I am trying to make a switch from our cable internet to DSL. I have
> not been able to configure my SBC DSL connection for use yet. This is
> why:
>
> Everytime I move my ethernet connection from my cable modem to my DSL
> modem, or if I simply disconnect the CAT5 cable from my NIC, my CPU
> jumps to 100% and I have to power cycle the PC to bring it back to
> normal, even if I have restored the connection.
>
> I have swapped NIC cards. No difference. Spyware was my first thought,
> so I have run Spybot, AdAware, and Spysweeper. I have also run a
> complete virus scan and Norton found something called Winfetch which I
> deleted.
>
> I am just about ready to format my hard drive and do a re-install. But
> if anyone here can shed some light on this, and save me the trouble, I
> would be grateful.
>
> Thanks
>
> m
>
>
While i agree with the part about getting a NAT box and not plugging your
pc directly into the modem, I must say that this should be able to be fixed
w/o a format/reinstall.
I know people that seem to do this every few months, when 90% of the time,
the problem can be fixed.
Did you look thru the event logs ? Have the task manager open to the
processes and then unplug the cable and see what process is doing it. When
you find that out, maybe you can dig a little deeper.
By swapping cards, did you un-install everything that was installed with
the original card, in safe-mode ?
Does Windows 2000 have a safe-mode w/networking startup option (it's been a
while since I've admin'd a 2k box). If so, with that start-up option, does
this still happen when you unplug the cable ?
What about uninstalling the first card, in safe mode, then swapping in the
second card and connecting it to the new DSL modem, THEN starting the
computer and installing the card drivers ?
regards,
DanS
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