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System idle process
Name: JC Date: November 25, 2006 at 15:07:44 Pacific OS: cp home CPU/Ram: lots Product: clone
Comment:
my computer is runing extreamly slow so when i open task manager it shows sustem idle process using 99% of cpu is there anyway i can kill this process or remove it or block it or anything i have done a virus scan and spy/ad wear scan and everything is clean please help me out!!
Name: jboy Date: November 25, 2006 at 15:15:19 Pacific
Reply:
'System Idle' at 99% in fact means that your machine is only busy 1% of the time - it's not a process, it's the absence of any
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Response Number 2
Name: JC Date: November 27, 2006 at 07:43:48 Pacific
Reply:
well my computer is extreamly slow to load windows or open anything such as internet explorer or my computer
JC
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Response Number 3
Name: jboy Date: November 27, 2006 at 19:55:31 Pacific
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Maybe so, but surely you understand that 'idle' means 'not busy' and that it is in no way a process that can be halted.
There are numerous complaints regarding 'slow computers' but it's not exactly a precise term (and may be a matter of perception)
My first computer ran at 8MHz - it was slow
You might consider performing basic housecleaning - clear out your temporary internet file cache (CCleaner is good for that) and maybe try defragging the drive
OS: cp home CPU/Ram: lots
... very helpful
If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just respond, cleverly
--Donald Rumsfeld
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Response Number 4
Name: JC Date: November 28, 2006 at 07:03:38 Pacific
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i use crap cleaner and its all clean i try to load disk defrag and it says snap-in failed to initalize
JC
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Response Number 5
Name: jboy Date: November 28, 2006 at 15:31:01 Pacific
Reply:
Is this from XP's defrag? Did you have another defragging program at one time? If so, see:
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