Re: System is dying

Hello,

Check which process is hogging the CPU in Task Manager - Processes tab.

Right-click on the blue area of your task bar and click Task Manager to
access Task Manager. Click on the processes tab. Click two times on the CPU
column to sort by CPU usage. Now you can identify the process which is
consuming the most CPU - they will be at the top.

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"fkosmakos" <fkosmakos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a xp home, 160 gig hd - half full; i gig ram. I run two spyware and
utilize Zone Alarm security suite for anti-virus. For the last four
days,
the system has been slowing down to a where it is barely working. it
started
with left clicks having no effect, i.e., I would have IE open and would
left
click the - key and there was no response. I finally got the system
working
by right cliking the tool bar IE to minimize and it would minimize and now
IE
would be responsive to left or right clicks. Outlook take 5 minutes to
open
if it does at all

Any comments please


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