Re: CPU at 100%, explorer.exe hogging CPU usage, SLOW notebook!!
- From: justin <justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 18:30:03 -0800
when i restarted before, the porblem didnt go away, but then i ran a scandisk
and now it goes away after each restart temporarily. the problem comes back
eventually and im not sure what triggers it.
by killing the uneccasary startup entries, do you mean going into msconfig
and unchecking programs in the startup programs tab? what about the services
tab? do you have any suggestions on any of those processes i should uncheck
that may be checked already by default?
"M.Meels" wrote:
> He Justin,
>
> Triggers me, your problems with a EXPLORE.EXE-process that keeps running
> at 100 % CPU !
>
> Actually, your Windows-kernel keeps executing a program/application that
> hangs !
>
> Find out which program that is by changing the bootup programs one-by-one.
>
> In my case it was a bad Norton Antivirus that was automatically updated:
> at one boottime the CPU got up to 100% and I coulnot get it fixed - like
> you (Norton System Works 2003 under WinME two years ago, under WinXP SP2
> just two weeks ago - Symantec bugs I perhaps ?!).
>
> First I guessed it was Norton because Antivirus did not launch like it
> normally should.
> Then I disabled the startup-entry for its ccApp.exe: CPU usage averaged
> at 5-10 % within minutes after bootup (as it should).
> Then I re-installed Norton WITH COMPLETE CLEANUP: look at the
> Symantec-site how to do that.
>
> Tip: do updates like Norton Internet Security by hand instead of
> automatically !
>
> Several software components tend to run those processes at boottime -
> you want some work done and every *x@! application goes out to ask some
> site if there is any update available !
>
> Keeps your PC pretty busy !
>
> Kill those unnecessary startup-entries, manual updates once every 4-6
> weeks for my USED apps is more than enough !
>
> Try executing Windows Update automatically while apps like Norton and
> any Firewall are doing DLL-authentication (never turn that on for home
> use !!!): only more problems to solve ...
>
> Keep me posted if this wil help.
>
> Marc
>
> justin wrote:
> > Using an Inspiron 2200. I have a 1.4GHz processor (Intel Celeron M). I use
> > WinXP Home. 20GB hard drive (I know it's small but I have 300+ GB worth of
> > externals, but that's besides the point, or is it?). 1.24GB of RAM. I have
> > every spyware and adware program on earth (the legit ones like Ad-aware and
> > Spyware Sweeper) and I run them regularly. I have a paid subscription to
> > Norton Internet Security, and I use it. I defrag and empty my temp files
> > regularly. I usually have Adobe Photoshop CS2 (and work with very large
> > graphics), Microsoft Outlook, AIM and a web browser or two open regularly
> > with my high speed internet connected. Task Manager tells me on average I
> > have 35-45 processes running at any given time.
> >
> > My CPU usage is usually at 100%, which is NOT right. In task manager the
> > process that is hogging anywhere from 95-100% of my CPU is explorer.exe
> >
> > EVERYTHING I do lately takes forever to load, and sometimes just locks up.
> > Especially when using Outlook, and when loading large files into Adobe. It's
> > getting really bad and I don't know what to do to speed things up. Buy and
> > install a better processor? Is it a virus? My drivers? Should my on-board
> > hard drive be larger? Memory optimizer programs don't really do the trick,
> > but something tells me that my memory isn't a problem and that it is my CPU
> > and explorer.exe
> >
> > PLEASE HELP!
>
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