I have recently noticed that my cpu is running at 50% and that seems rather high to me. I checked all of my process online and determined that everything that is running, needs to be. Any suggestions on how to cut this percentage down, if I need to at all? I copied the system info below from Belarc.





<TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Operating System</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>System Model</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">emachines T6212

Enclosure Type: Desktop
</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Processor <SUP>a</SUP></TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Main Circuit Board <SUP>b</SUP></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64

128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">Board: MS-7093

Bus Clock: 199 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 03/02/2005
</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Drives</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Memory Modules <SUP>c,d</SUP></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%" rowSpan=5>219.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

201.38 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON CD-ROM LTN-489S
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
HDS722516VLAT20 [Hard drive] (164.70 GB) -- drive 0, s/n VN641ECDELY41D, rev V34OA6MA, SMART Status: Healthy
ST360020A [Hard drive] (60.02 GB) -- drive 1, s/n 5EX0XJR8, rev 5.46, SMART Status: Healthy
</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">384 Megabytes Installed Memory


Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Slot 'A3' is Empty
</TD></TR><TR><!--TD width=48%>&nbsp</TD--><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Local Drive Volumes</TD></TR><TR><!--TD width=48%>&nbsp</TD--><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="50%"></TD><TD width="20%"></TD><TD width="30%"></TD></TR><TR><TD>c: (NTFS on drive 0)</TD><TD>160.66 GB</TD><TD>145.29 GB free</TD></TR><TR><TD>d: (FAT32 on drive 0)</TD><TD>4.02 GB</TD><TD>1.80 GB free</TD></TR><TR><TD>g: (NTFS on drive 1)</TD><TD>54.35 GB</TD><TD>54.28 GB free</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><!--TD width=48%>&nbsp</TD--><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Network Drives</TD></TR><TR><!--TD width=48%>&nbsp</TD--><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">None detected</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Users <SMALL>(mouse over user name for details)</SMALL></TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>local user accounts</TD><TD>last logon</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/img] Owner</TD><TD align=left>8/8/2005 2:42:23 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>(admin)</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left colSpan=2>local system accounts</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/img] Administrator</TD><TD align=left>never</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>(admin)</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/img] ASPNET</TD><TD align=left>never</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/img] Guest</TD><TD align=left>never</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/img] HelpAssistant</TD><TD align=left>never</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/img] SUPPORT_388945a0</TD><TD align=left>never</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<CENTER>[img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/img] Marks a disabled account; [img]file:///C|/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/lock.gif[/img] Marks a locked account </CENTER></TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Controllers</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Display</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">Standard floppy disk controller

ATI IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (2x)
</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">ATI RADEON Xpress 200 Series [Display adapter]

EMA e15t4 [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 354 50H 21698, April 2005)
</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Bus Adapters</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Multimedia</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller

Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller (2x)
</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">Realtek AC'97 Audio</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Communications</TD><TD width="4%"></TD><TD align=middle width="48%" bgColor=#efefef>Other Devices</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="48%">SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP


<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="15%"></TD><TD width="35%"></TD><TD width="50%"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD colSpan=3>1394 Net Adapter</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD colSpan=3>Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

if it stays at 50 or higher you have processes running in the back ground. your processor should drop down 0-1% when not doing anything. you could have spyware/virus causing the problem also.

 

Ditto. You or anyone in your address book been getting lots more spam lately? If so, it may just be coming from your PC.

 

We use a web based email (gmail), but no, we haven't. I ran ad-aware and spybot. They found a few things, but after I removed them, I did not see any noticeable change. I am running a full system scan with McAfee right now.

 

You need to look at the processes running. There is something there that isn't right. ctrl+alt+del and look at the list and check it at http://www.liutilities.com/products/...rocesslibrary/
This will tell you whether you may have a problem with a virus or trojan. I assume you Virus definitions are up to date.
With around 40+ processes on my PC, normal usage is 1-2% max.

 

I did that already but thank you for the suggestion. I ran virus scan and found nothing. As a last ditch effort, I rebooted. Now all is good.

 

Thank you for the web link, Kingfish51. I went there and found out I have some spyware on my computer. Thats the kind of site I've been looking for! Thank's again. You've saved my life.

-1bigsteve (o:

 

If you are having trouble with spyware, I would download and use the following. Also they have weekly updates.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

They are both freeware. Do searches with both.

 

I had a simular problem a few weeks ago. Turned out to be the software that came with my video card (Nvidia). Did an update on their website and have not had problems since.