Win XP Computer Extremely Slow
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From: mfb on 16 May 2010 20:43 I'm posting from my laptop. My wife's desktop is running Win XP SP3 and recently started running excruciatingly slow. I've been busy and not able to look at it until this weekend. I've been reading some of the posts in this forum which seem similar. I've noticed that when viewing the Processes tab in Task Manager that CPU Usage is always 100% and that the process which is almost always much higher precentage (typically 70-100%) than any others is SYSTEM. Doing the same test on my laptop I find that the System Idle process is highest (typically 80-100%). I've tried various ways to isolate it, including Powersite from Uniblue with no success. I'm suspecting malware but reluctant to reinstall Windows unless I have more confidence that will resolve this problem. Can someone help advise me? Thanks in advance.
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 16 May 2010 20:57 On Sun, 16 May 2010 17:43:01 -0700, mfb <mfb(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I'm posting from my laptop. My wife's desktop is running Win XP SP3 and > recently started running excruciatingly slow. I've been busy and not able to > look at it until this weekend. > I've been reading some of the posts in this forum which seem similar. I've > noticed that when viewing the Processes tab in Task Manager that CPU Usage is > always 100% and that the process which is almost always much higher > precentage (typically 70-100%) than any others is SYSTEM. Doing the same test > on my laptop I find that the System Idle process is highest (typically > 80-100%). > I've tried various ways to isolate it, including Powersite from Uniblue > with no success. I'm suspecting malware but reluctant to reinstall Windows > unless I have more confidence that will resolve this problem. > Can someone help advise me? "System Idle Process" is not any problem at all. That's just the name for what the system is doing when it's not doing anything. It's there just to make the total add up to 100% -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Daave on 16 May 2010 22:16 mfb wrote: > I'm posting from my laptop. My wife's desktop is running Win XP SP3 > and recently started running excruciatingly slow. I've been busy and > not able to look at it until this weekend. > I've been reading some of the posts in this forum which seem similar. > I've noticed that when viewing the Processes tab in Task Manager that > CPU Usage is always 100% and that the process which is almost always > much higher precentage (typically 70-100%) than any others is SYSTEM. > Doing the same test on my laptop I find that the System Idle process > is highest (typically 80-100%). > I've tried various ways to isolate it, including Powersite from > Uniblue with no success. I'm suspecting malware but reluctant to > reinstall Windows unless I have more confidence that will resolve > this problem. > Can someone help advise me? > Thanks in advance. Configure a Clean Boot and systematically add back processes/programs until you find the culprit: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
From: LDS5ZRA on 16 May 2010 23:02 The machine is telling you that it is time to reformat the HD and start everything all over again from base zero. The normal caveats apply namely: Copy your important documents, pictures, music files and videos. Also make a list of applications and their serial numbers. Make sure you have all CDs or other media to install these applications. Also make sure the CDs are nor defective. Hope this helps but if you have any need to access any old, unworkable solutions, by Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig. or his fellow pigs, then google have full archive available for next 7 years. The link to the archive is here: <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/topics?lnk=srg&hl=en> Please also note that Pig-Bear or his associates will delete this message as soon as they read it because they are a very sensitive idiots around here. Everything affects them and this gives us pleasure to put more pressure on them. Watch the space. hth mfb wrote: > > I'm posting from my laptop. My wife's desktop is running Win XP SP3 and > recently started running excruciatingly slow. I've been busy and not able to > look at it until this weekend. > I've been reading some of the posts in this forum which seem similar. I've > noticed that when viewing the Processes tab in Task Manager that CPU Usage is > always 100% and that the process which is almost always much higher > precentage (typically 70-100%) than any others is SYSTEM. Doing the same test > on my laptop I find that the System Idle process is highest (typically > 80-100%). > I've tried various ways to isolate it, including Powersite from Uniblue > with no success. I'm suspecting malware but reluctant to reinstall Windows > unless I have more confidence that will resolve this problem. > Can someone help advise me? > Thanks in advance. -- THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LDS5ZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LDS5ZRA OR HIS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LDS5ZRA OR HIS ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright LDS5ZRA 2010.
From: Richard in AZ on 16 May 2010 23:18
I am not one of those "Microsoft Valuable Pigs" and you refer to them, but your response is totally off the mark and you should keep your bias opinions to yourself. There is a problem, and most likely it can be solved with out a total rebuild of the system. Why don't you just put your head back in that black hole and let someone with skill get the information needed and give the OP useful information. "LDS5ZRA" <LDS5ZRA(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4BF0B1CB.362E5A5A(a)discussions.microsoft.com... > > The machine is telling you that it is time to reformat the HD and > start everything all over again from base zero. The normal > caveats apply namely: Copy your important documents, pictures, > music files and videos. Also make a list of applications and > their serial numbers. Make sure you have all CDs or other media > to install these applications. Also make sure the CDs are nor > defective. > > Hope this helps but if you have any need to access any old, > unworkable solutions, by Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig. or his > fellow pigs, then google have full archive available for next 7 > years. > > The link to the archive is here: > > <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/topics?lnk=srg&hl=en> > > Please also note that Pig-Bear or his associates will delete this > message as soon as they read it because they are a very sensitive > idiots around here. Everything affects them and this gives us > pleasure to put more pressure on them. Watch the space. > > hth > > > mfb wrote: >> >> I'm posting from my laptop. My wife's desktop is running Win XP SP3 and >> recently started running excruciatingly slow. I've been busy and not able to >> look at it until this weekend. >> I've been reading some of the posts in this forum which seem similar. I've >> noticed that when viewing the Processes tab in Task Manager that CPU Usage is >> always 100% and that the process which is almost always much higher >> precentage (typically 70-100%) than any others is SYSTEM. Doing the same test >> on my laptop I find that the System Idle process is highest (typically >> 80-100%). >> I've tried various ways to isolate it, including Powersite from Uniblue >> with no success. I'm suspecting malware but reluctant to reinstall Windows >> unless I have more confidence that will resolve this problem. >> Can someone help advise me? >> Thanks in advance. > > -- > THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY > KIND. LDS5ZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR > IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND > FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LDS5ZRA > OR HIS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER > INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF > BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LDS5ZRA OR HIS > ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR > LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL > DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. > > Copyright LDS5ZRA 2010. |