Community Newsletter: Q&A: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy?
- 2/28/08 2:46 PM
When I had this problem, it turned out to be
by ctchism - 2/24/08 7:56 PM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
that a rack of memory or memory slot went bad. I finally figured out that slot-1 of my 3 available slots had some problem. Poplulated slot 2 and 3 and the problem just went away.
I started by pulling all but one rack of memory at a time, everything ran more slowly but, wouldn't freeze. By rotating through the slots, I found the 2 good slots and now everything runs great.
HD CRASH
by nizuyir - 2/24/08 8:28 PM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am running on Windows XP SP2. I experienced the same thing, the HD keeps on running. This had been going on for some time. I tried reinstalling Windows but no luck. I also closed some of the running programs but the HD keep running. Two days ago the HDD gave way causing power supply to trip.
The HDD had to be replaced. Whilst reformatting the HD, prior to installation of windows XP, several times warning on virus infection popped out. So this could be the caused for the HD to running all the time and caused the HD to crash.
Nixx.
Maybe try this
by artoshea - 2/25/08 2:13 AM In reply to: HD CRASH by nizuyirArt, from Seattle. I too had the ongoing problem then just installed XP only with SP 2 and the only problem I've had is a notice from Bank of America saying that Mozilla Firefox allowed others to see my account. I have both Mozilla and Firefox available.
Something that Microsoft told me helps also. Got to Start>Run %temp% and delete as many icons as you can then go to Start>Run prefetch and higlight all and they will all delete.
... have you tried a different hard drive??!!!!
by rlessmue - 2/25/08 12:26 PM In reply to: Maybe try this by artosheaCan you boot from a different Operating system on a different hard drive?
If you can boot from a different hard drive with a different OS;
1) ... and your CPU still running at 100% - it's not the hard drive you were using or the software on that hard drive.
Check your motherboard connetions and CPU condition (is your fan working? etc.). Your problem is not your hard drive or Operating system or software.
2)... and your CPU is running NOT at 100% - it's your hard drive you were using, or some software on that hard drive that caused this problem.
At this point you can start reinstalling software and notice which software package that might change the demands on your CPU.
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
clean your system
by test123123123 - 2/25/08 9:08 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I had the same problem and found that it was a Windows performance issue. It seems that Windows XP and IE have has become more of a resource hog due to all of the update patches. I can no longer open a virtually unlimited number of IE windows anymore with crashing. Try using Firefox instead of IE and see if that makes a difference. Make sure hard drive is below 50% full, defragged, search for all temp folders and empty them, use WinDirStat to locate and delete junk files, Antivir, Advanced WindowsCare.
CPU keeps going to 100%
by mgg4591 - 2/25/08 10:34 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
What kind of processor do you have. i know my friend had a celeron and he was having this problem as well, the only way he could fix it was to reinstall windows like every month.He bought some more memory and this fixed his problem, but if you have more than a gig of memory and your still having this problem its either a corrupted OS file, or your processor is really bad. Try backing up your files and reinstalling windows. If you still have the problem, you may need to buy a new processor depending on what you have now. What processor do you have anyway?
CPU usage 100%
by piercerh2 - 2/25/08 5:51 PM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100% by mgg4591After hearing more from the owner of the problem, It only ocurs when he prints. The problem is an error in the commands of the printer drivers. The driver takes priority and complete control of the memory over any application or device hanging up everything. A good programer could correct the problem. Since HP owns the bad driver they should fix it. If Hp support is not responsive a nice letter to the HP chief may get their attention over there in support. On the other hand a generic driver may work but it will not allow you to use all the features that the printer may offers.
and or USB and or conflict
by DADSGETNDOWN - 2/25/08 7:47 PM In reply to: CPU usage 100% by piercerh2I didn't see another posts from this person must have missed it.
But Yep.
but might also be USB driver , or host controller.
or driver conflicts.
possibly one to many programs running, or usb devices hooked up at the same time.
Might even try disconnecting from the internet when you print. and see what happens, although you will need to save or copy the page you're viewing if you're trying to print a web page.
100% CPU
by Yugnuf - 2/25/08 8:37 PM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I had the same problem.
I went into Task Manager, Processes and double clicked on the "Mem Usage". This brings to top your highest usage programs.
I deleted "svchost.exe" ( it was using 47,572 K" and just like that, CPU usage went down to 4%.
After rebooting the machine, the problem returned. Deleted the scvhost again and the CPU was happy.
I remembered doing an upgrade to Adobe before this started and sure enough, when I returned to a previous "Restore" point (Before the upgrade) the CPU was normal.
There is something in the Adobe upgrades (Photoshop, Acrobat) that causes this CPU usage problem. I uninstalled the programs, reinstalled them but not the updates and all is well again.
Hope my experience helps you.
try last good know... in xp
by pachedumu - 2/26/08 8:19 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I used to have problem like that for long time ago fortunately "last good known configuration" in boot menu (press F8 while windows start)can help you may try this if won't solve your problem may be from different causes
100% CPU usage.
by jbonaparte - 2/28/08 10:24 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I had the identical problem when running an ATI All in Wonder installation disk. The driver and application software places itself in the C drive, so that you can reinstall again if necessary. The file ATIsetup.exe was the main problem, but the same thing also happened when I tried to run the TV application. The computer actually tried to perform other tasks, but took an incredible amount of time. It was as if I had a 10 Hz processer rather than a 3GHz processor. The only way I could take control without rebooting was to run the task manager and deactivate the ATIsetup which was always present. The new software from ATI cured all.
cpu 100% usage
by baldeepsingh - 2/28/08 10:36 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
hi i am baldeep i think that in which your pc heavy softwears is download this softwear is using your pc RAM
CPU Usage Stuck at 100%
by dracoelfo - 2/29/08 10:38 PM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Good morning!
First I am sorry for the translation, I am Brazilian.
I would say to you Anthony, to partition your HD and put the files that are of your choosing in partitioned, and the other would be the operating system. If you do not want to backup.
The other way to use the 100% of the CPU would be on the way properties of my computer, the Advanced tab and pass visual performance of your machine to adjust for better performance. Nor do the scanning of a good anti virus on your machine!
Good luck!
CPU gets locked at 100%
by Michael Fish - 3/1/08 8:53 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have had that problems with my HP laptop with an AMD Athlon 64 processor. After trying several remedies, what worked was to minimize the amount of active programs running in the background, having the vents cleaned as dirty vents cause the fan to become ineffective, and using a good notebook cooler (platform with built in fans upon which the notebook sits) finally worked. In my case, it was the CPU that was overheating when running too many applications simultaneously. These suggestions, along with running spyware and anti-virus have kept my laptop from locking up. I have been told that the AMD processors tend to run hot and keeping it cooled prevents the 100% CPU lock up. Hope this helps.
YourWare has a utility...
by R. Neil - 3/1/08 11:34 AM In reply to: CPU keeps going to 100%--any suggestions to remedy? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
"FreeRAM XP Pro" is a free utility from YourWare which may assist you.
I had a similar problem (in the last few weeks) with my Dual-core Media Center with XP/SP2. Core 1 would run to saturation and Core 0 would not -- verified with System Processor. After setting FreeRAM to run every 10 minutes, the problem seems to have stopped.
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