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Name: exor
Date: July 4, 2003 at 05:41:32 Pacific
OS: win2k
CPU/Ram: 128
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im running a win2k system with a pentium3 866 and 128 ram... when i try to watch a movie or do anything for that matter the cpu usage shoots up all the way to 100%. even when i`m not doing anything or running anything in the background the cpu usage is at 20%. help please.



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Name: narnar2000
Date: July 4, 2003 at 08:49:26 Pacific
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Click the CPU column in Task Manager to sort the processes by CPU usage and post the top 5 here...


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Name: exor
Date: July 5, 2003 at 05:35:55 Pacific
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when i start to play a movie mplayer2.exe is at 96% and the movie jerks.

when i`m using explorer to browse files and all that, explorer.exe is at 78%.

when i`m not doing anything system idle is at 99%


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