Re: System Idle Process

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From: "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:28:06 +0530

The System Idle Process doesn't do anything, its just what the cpu does when its not doing anything. If the system idle process is at (90-98)% it doesn't mean your processor is (90-98)% busy with the system idle process hogging it,thus it's actually 2% to 10% busy.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

dan wrote:

All of a sudden my System Idle Process under Task Manger is using 90-98% of my CPU when there is nothing running. Every program I Open or try to run it jumps to 100 %. Have done the following 1. Virus Scan with Panda Titanium 2006 2. Spyware Blaster 3. Adaware Not finding any problems. Any Ideas ?

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