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Name: Cookie1115
Date: June 26, 2003 at 11:54:51 Pacific
OS: XP Home
CPU/Ram: 2.2Ghz/256MB
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I am having problems. My brand new (1 week old) system(Dell 2350)shows the CPU running @100%. The only programs I have running on it are Office XP and QuickBooks 2002. Both are XP compatible. I didn't put any updates on the PC and don't know if I should. When I check task manager I show the System process running at 99%. I have tried stopping it without success. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.



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Response Number 1
Name: m
Date: June 26, 2003 at 12:00:27 Pacific
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Does your PC slow down when this happens?


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Response Number 2
Name: Cookie1115
Date: June 26, 2003 at 12:04:16 Pacific
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Yes, horribly.


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Response Number 3
Name: GregH
Date: June 26, 2003 at 12:20:02 Pacific
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System processes normally run 98-99%.


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Response Number 4
Name: rac
Date: June 26, 2003 at 12:32:31 Pacific
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Not true. My AMD cpu usually fluctuates between only 10 and 30% when nothing in particular is going on -- that is, apps are loaded but just sitting there. Even when I'm running Office or Quicken it only very briefly pops up to 90% or so when I do something that gets it excited.


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Name: gabep
Date: June 26, 2003 at 12:43:23 Pacific
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System IDLE runs at 99%.Try shutting down processes in services until you find the culprit. Mine was DNS. It was hogging service host at 90%.


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Response Number 6
Name: ops
Date: June 26, 2003 at 14:19:24 Pacific
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My 1734 MHz AMD always runs between 1-3% at idle. Even when Mozilla is running and sitting there - still 1-3%.


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Response Number 7
Name: GregH
Date: June 26, 2003 at 15:24:16 Pacific
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Correction. System IDLE Process ;)


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Response Number 8
Name: pjbelman
Date: June 26, 2003 at 15:51:46 Pacific
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If the computer is only a week old,call dell tech support,that's what they get paid for.


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Response Number 9
Name: Lospala
Date: June 26, 2003 at 16:41:22 Pacific
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Please let us have your specs and if you are using some soft to cool your cpu


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Response Number 10
Name: Hooner13
Date: June 26, 2003 at 22:18:18 Pacific
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Cookie, you have ad/spy ware which is hogging your system. Download Ad-aware, and run a scan, i bet it's problem solved.


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