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

Okay, looks like most of the processor is being eaten up by DCPs (50+%). Now
is where I get lost... Now what?

"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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