Using Win 2k Pro, some UNHOLY beast named "Rscmpt.exe" has got a death grip on my machine ! This ~thing~ is running ALL the time and only begrudgingly lets a few percent of the CPU free to do anything else. My apps come to a grinding halt after a short while and my 1.3 GHz Athlon runs slower than a 30 MHz x286. I have searched Micro$haft's "KNOWLEDGE BASE" and of course, they know nothing ! Please help me. (snivel - whine) My CPU usage shouldn't be at 100% ALL the time, should it ? (specs below) - Vonzant ***System Summary*** [Mainboard] GigaByte 7ZXE AMD Athlon/Duron Motherboard AMD Athlon TM /Duron TM (K7) Socket A Processor FSB 200/266MHz, 256K/64K L2 cache on die Supports 600MHz ~ 1.5GHz and faster Socket A Processor - REV. 1.1 First Edition 12ME-7ZXE-1101 Processor x86 Family 6 Model 4 Stepping 4 AuthenticAMD ~1333 Mhz Chipset - Apollo KT133A, consisting of: VT8363A Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC) VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) Model: VT8371 BIOS: 08/13/01 [Memory] Total Physical Memory 261,616 KB PC-133 SDRAM Available Physical Memory 124,652 KB (Typical) Total Virtual Memory 1,284,996 KB Available Virtual Memory 1,004,288 KB (Typical) Page File Space 1,023,380 KB [OS] Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Fully Updated) Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 Build 2195\ DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0881) Fully Enabled [Joystick Device] Microsoft SideWinder Precision 2 Standard USB Host Controller Poll w/ Interrupt: No [Game Settings] 1024 X 768 X32 85Hz Graphics fully enabled and Max. detail Full Sound Hardware Accelleration [CD-ROM] CREATIVE PC DVD-ROM DVD1241E [Sound Device] Creative SB Live! series(WDM) emu10k1f.sys Version 5.12.01.3204 (English) [Display] Monitor - ProView 770 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 4X AGP Adapter RAM 32.00 MB (33,554,432 bytes) Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll Driver Version 6.13.10.2311 (English) Resolution 1024 x 768 x 85 hertz Bits/Pixel 32 [Audio] Sound Card - Creative Soundblaster Live! X-Gamer 5.1 Full Hardware Excelleration Sound Output System - Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Digital Desktop Theater 5.1 (Fully Updated) [Modem] Motorola BitSURFR 1-Way [Storage Drive] IBM DeskStar 7200 RPM IDE Size 14.28 GB (15,333,343,232 bytes) Free Space 7.91 GB (8,488,681,472 bytes) [USB] VIA USB Universal Host Controller Microsoft SideWinder Precision 2 Microsoft SideWinder Precision 2 HID Drivers

Did you ever find a solution? I'm having the same prob. Thanks

I'm having the same problem on my NT4 system. The Rscmpt.exe beast is installed automatically with your original video driver, and loads at windows startup. Check out some hints on this URL: http://www.guru3d.com/forum/read_msg.php?tid=703&forumid=detonator

this file seem to double the ram of the video card. if you don't use it your ram stay at (say) 32mb.. while if you run it you've got 64mb. i think this process uses system ram to emulate videoram... this way I can explain the exagerated comsumption of cpu power. still waiting for a validation of that theory, yet.