RE: "System Idle Process" Using 98% of Resources???

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"A Baffled User" wrote:

My HP Pavilion notebook computer, running Windows XP Home SP2 with 512 MB of
RAM, has been incredibly sluggish lately though I am using the machine in
exactly the same way I always have. It takes an extremely long time to
switch between programs that are running when I click on the buttons on the
taskbar. Programs that are already running emerge slowly on the screen
rather than appear instantly as they always have in the past.

I just looked at the processes that are running, via CTRL + ALT + DELETE,
and 93 to 98 percent of resources are said there to be taken up by System
Idle Process. Is that normal?

When I go to System>System Tools>System Information>Software
Environment>Running Tasks, I find tons of things that have no business
"running," if indeed they are:
c:\program files\common files\real\update_ob\realsched.exe, for example,
when I don't even have RealPlayer on my machine;
c:\program files\common files\seagate\schedule2\schedhlp.exe, appearing
TWICE, as another example, when my Seagate hard drive isn't even attached to
my computer;
c:\program file\itunes\ituneshelper.exe, when I'm not running iTunes, etc.,
etc., etc.

Something is sucking up my available resources. How can I track the culprit
down and get rid of it?

Many thanks!

Joan


I have Windows XP Home, SP2. Pentium III and 1.5 Gig.Ram

I know exactly what she is talking about. Mine has been doing the same thing
and then some. When the CPU usage graph shows 2-6% of resources being used
and the System Idle Process is at 98%, that is normal. When the CPU usage
graph shows 98 - 100% resources being used and Processes show System Idle
Process is using 98% of resources being used. That is a massive drain. The
graph spikes full if I start any process, i.e. open or close window or even
just move the mouse. I also noticed the numbers in the Commit Charge area
continue to climb til they near the limit number. Then I start to get error
dialogue boxes stacking up on the desktop. They say "out of resources" and
"canvas does not allow draw". By then, they just keep stacking up until I
restart. I am not sure if the crashing boxes on my desktop are related to the
Commit Charge not releasing the memory.


Comparing the crash times to events in the Event Viewer led me to install
Spybot and Windows Defender. I have them scan daily and keep both active at
all times. I found one will catch something the other missed and vise-versa.
Defender is good for observing any system changes that need my attention and
Spybot catches the bad files better and gives information on ones on my
system. I have several. Three that are like ctfmon.exe. The real file is a
language controller for Office XP. I have Office 2000 so not sure why on my
system to start with. I don't need the file, using only English. But, I can't
get rid of it either. If I delete or remove it, it just comes back. If I
disable it, it just becomes enabled again. Meantime, the other three trapse
around my file system using up resources. Fake or real, if I try to delete
any of them, they come back before I can get them all. I was about to try and
track down the H_Key for real one and get rid of it that way. I also have two
that are trying to look like Jusched.exe which is the Java Updater. One of
those also uses the file name scvhost.exe which makes it impossible to track
down unless it tries to go into the wrong file too. The Ctfmon.exe fakes can
be identified from the real one. If it is not in Windows\System32\ file it is
probably a worm.

Someone send me a virtual whip and chair, I am going back in. Any help
please???

Barkimmy


--
When you have 15 grandchildren you don''t let a persnickity obnoxious
computer get you down. There are times I wish I could just reboot the kids,
though.



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