Re: Yesterdays update

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: rsf (rsf_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:55:02 -0800

Do you mean you are a service technician looking for new business?

"CJ" wrote:

> This I what I do for fun is fix these type of problems for people, Ussually
> will take less than a half hour. I suggest you Start giving detailed info and
> possible find another way to communicate with each other. I can definately
> help you fix this but not in this forum. Im not sure about there rules. What
> you have is an issue with a running process, possible spyware we will have to
> look at the task manager and see wats going on .
> "rsf" wrote:
>
> > For what it's worth, I tried restoring my computer to a pre-update
> > configuration (February 7) to see if it made any difference in the way
> > VirusScan runs. It didn't seem to. The CPU usage fluctuated but was still
> > around 90%. Does this rule out cause and effect between high CPU usage and
> > the latest Microsoft updates?
> >
> > "CJ" wrote:
> >
> > > Hey if it was truly a problem after installing updates , Go to system restore
> > > and restore system back to prior updates and see what happens
> > >
> > > "Rick" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well its been another day of working on this machine only to get nowhere, I
> > > > have tried everything i can think of and still the machine is running
> > > > extremely slow, every time the small thing happens on the machine such as
> > > > outlook checking for new mail the CPU usage is @ 100% and just hangs there. I
> > > > thought it might be an Outlook issue so I ran a repair to outlook and still
> > > > the same issues. I was ready to do a reinstall of the OS only to find out I
> > > > cannot because the OS on the computer is newer then the disc (well no
> > > > kidding) Windoes will not let me install.
> > > >
> > > > I also have gone through and uninstalled all the updates from yesterday and
> > > > that didnt help either but this problem started at the EXACT same time I
> > > > installed the updates yesterday.
> > > >
> > > > I have never had a problem on a PC like this and I thought I had seen them
> > > > all, someone anyone please help!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > > "rsf" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm now seeing the same high CPU usage (50 to 100%) when running virus
> > > > > checkers (McAfee VirusScan 7, Spybot, Yahoo AntiSpy, McAfee AntiSpyware), and
> > > > > sometimes while trying to change webpages in Internet Explorer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here are the updates that were automatically installed yesterday:
> > > > >
> > > > > Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - February 2005 (KB890830)
> > > > > Successful Wednesday, February 09, 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB885250) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB888113) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows Messenger (KB887472) Successful Wednesday,
> > > > > February 09, 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB867282)
> > > > > Successful Wednesday, February 09, 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB873333) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB890047) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > > Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302) Successful Wednesday, February 09,
> > > > > 2005 Automatic Updates
> > > > >
> > > > > /rsf
> > > > >
> > > > > "id" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > At the the top of the Add/Remove Programs window there is now a check box to
> > > > > > select to view Windows
> > > > > > updates.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >