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Linda - 25 May 2008 00:53 GMT

For the past week or two my computer has been running, well actually not
running, because it is showing CPU Usage is 100%. It won't change. What do
I do?

Thanks,
Linda

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Malke - 25 May 2008 01:38 GMT

> For the past week or two my computer has been running, well actually not
> running, because it is showing CPU Usage is 100%. It won't change. What
> do I do?

Sorry, not enough information to get focused help. See these links for the
details you need to include in your next post:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question

In the meantime:

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things
worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

If the computer is virus/malware-free, try clean-boot troubleshooting:

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke

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VanguardLH - 25 May 2008 21:35 GMT

> For the past week or two my computer has been running, well actually not
> running, because it is showing CPU Usage is 100%. It won't change. What do
> I do?

Well, what process is sucking up all those CPU cycles? Look in Task
Manager in the Processes tab and sort by CPU usage.

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