Re: task manager

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 18:07:19 -0600

Apparently, you are misinterpreting the information.
Open Task Manager and look at it again. Your CPU
usage is only 2% which means 98% of your CPU is
idling and waiting for something to do. 

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"neo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:a69301c3eb7a$7bb31fe0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| when ever i open up task manager the task named:
| system idle process is taking up about 98 percent of my 
| cpu what gives?

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