Re: pc working by itself?

In news:D5B95290-39B7-4CC5-965E-0B284BC8F667@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
okeefe58 <okeefe58@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> hi kelly, ody--the system idle process seems the start going
> off,
> which is what other posts have said-I guess I should try safe
> mode
> and see if it still does it, no viruses ody-I noticed this when
> pc
> was brand new-kelly this doesnt happen in your pcs? I also just
> noticed now looking at task manager, system right above system
> idle
> process is consistently flashing 2, 2, 2 in the cpu column,
> which it
> never did before--does it ever end?


"System Idle Process" is not any problem at all. That's just the
name for what the system is doing when it's not doing anything.
It's there to make the total add up to 100%


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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