Re: 100 percent CPU Usage... Finals week... HELP!

It should, it doesn't require an install.

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/


cRy-Guy wrote:
> I'll give that a shot! Thanks, wish me luck ;)
> Hopefully the computer runs long enough to get everything
> installed.
>
> -Ryan
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Download and run Process Explorer. Look for the process
>> that's taking up all the CPU recourses. This will help
>> narrow the search. Sysinternals Freeware - Process
>> Explorer
>> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>>
>> cRy-Guy wrote:
>>> This is turning into a regular occurance and it's
>>> driving me nuts. Everytime finals roll around the
>>> computer breaks.
>>>
>>> This is the second time I've had this issue. I have a
>>> Compaq Presario 2700US laptop running Windows XP SP1.
>>> What is happening is that the System process is running
>>> 95-100% CPU usage. System Idle process remains 0%
>>> throughout. After anywhere from 1 minute to 5 minutes
>>> at this consumption level the computer will click and
>>> turn off. The problem happens most often with the
>>> laptop plugged in. It will happen on just battery
>>> power, as well, but it will usually behave for 20-30
>>> minutes before losing it.
>>>
>>> This KB article:
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328915#kb1
>>> describes my problem quite well. In fact, 1 year ago,
>>> right before finals week, I used this fix to repair the
>>> exact problem I am having again with the same computer.
>>> I have reinstalled this fix to no avail. It is no
>>> longer working. I don't know what's up. I have scanned
>>> for viruses and spywhere, etc, but have found nothing.
>>> I ran system restore but it failed. I just did it
>>> again and as it was restarting the computer shut down
>>> as described above. I doubt it worked though. I am
>>> nervous to do major work to the thing because it could
>>> shut down at any moment. I don't want to be in the
>>> middle of something serious, like an upgrade to SP2. I
>>> swear, if you can point me in the right direction I'll
>>> give you a cookie! (disclaimer- If you are outside or
>>> inside Colorado you may not actually recieve a cookie,
>>> but I'll see what I can do.)


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