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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / June 2008Maximum Usage of Processor
I have p4 with 2.4 GHz processor and I have a licensed windows xp. But my processor usage is 90 to 100% most of the time. The RAM is 512. Please solve my problem to reduce processor usage. 512mb of ram is about min. for xp,increase the amount as much as you can as outlined by the boards mfg or owners manual.Also,open task mgr & see whats running,alot of unneeded programs will cause max. cpu usage. One can/could also troubleshoot by useing Msconfig,as outlined in kb310560 Also,set youre page file to "let system manage".... > I have p4 with 2.4 GHz processor and I have a licensed windows xp. But my > processor usage is 90 to 100% most of the time. The RAM is 512. Please solve > my problem to reduce processor usage. On the same topic: My P4 on a fresh installed XP always has the CPU usage running around 50++ to 60++. Is this normal for a P4 intel CPU? Since it is a fresh XP there arent a lot of programs running, do u think there is problem with the CPU? Tks. Ali What is the image name of the process producing high CPU usage? If it is one of the svchost entries you should use Process Explorer to identify which. Download Process Explorer. For further information about Process Explorer see here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx It would be helpful if you could post the Command Line of the svchost process generating the excessive CPU usage. In Process Explorer place cursor on Process and select Properties, Image. What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? What is your firewall?  SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I have p4 with 2.4 GHz processor and I have a licensed windows xp. > But my processor usage is 90 to 100% most of the time. The RAM is > 512. Please solve my problem to reduce processor usage. How do you know it's a problem? What process is using the majority of your CPU time? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I have p4 with 2.4 GHz processor and I have a licensed windows xp. But my > processor usage is 90 to 100% most of the time. The RAM is 512. Please solve > my problem to reduce processor usage. Leonard It could be System Idle. You will find a number of users in Google who have posted that as a problem. SignatureRegards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > How do you know it's a problem? What process is using the majority of > your CPU time? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> But my processor usage is 90 to 100% most of the time. The RAM is >> 512. Please solve my problem to reduce processor usage. |
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