Re: Taskmgr missing user names

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:45:19 -0800

Task manager at the bottom in the status bar.

Also the whole system does seem to be crawling, as if the
CPU is actually being used...

>-----Original Message-----
>Where are you seeing the 99% CPU usage? Task Manager or
Performance Monitor?
>
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>"Douglas Little" <elvis_snowman@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>> I have noticed on several machines that I work on, with
>> windows XP pro and home, are running at 99% CPU usage,
>> with a System Idle process of 99% too. This does not
>> quite add up right, as sysidle is supposed to be 100%-
cpu
>> usage...
>>
>> Also on these machines I have noticed that all the
>> processes belong to no-one, except the sysidle process
>> which is owned by SYSTEM.
>>
>> It doesn't appear to be a virus as it has happened on a
>> fresh install of windows, so can anyone enlighten me on
>> the occurence of this phenomenon...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Doug-L
>>
>>
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