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High CPU utilization

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Percival P. Cassidy

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My 3.4GHz quad-core machine with Win7Pro is averaging approx. 30% CPU
utilization (with occasional 100% peaks on individual cores) when doing
absolutely nothing. The processes all show zero, but there does not seem
to be a way of showing what the various services are using.

Is this to be expected, or does my installation need to be repaired or
restored from a Restore Point?

Perce
 
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Parko

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:34:42 -0400, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

> My 3.4GHz quad-core machine with Win7Pro is averaging approx. 30% CPU
> utilization (with occasional 100% peaks on individual cores) when doing
> absolutely nothing. The processes all show zero, but there does not seem
> to be a way of showing what the various services are using.
>
> Is this to be expected, or does my installation need to be repaired or
> restored from a Restore Point?
>
> Perce


You may find Process Explorer enlightening.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx



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Trimble Bracegirdle

Flightless Bird
You should run a Add Ware ... Spy Ware detector / remover.

Best for free I know of & use is Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

I'm not saying its that but you should check regularly.
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Percival P. Cassidy

Flightless Bird
On 06/22/10 10:58 am, Parko wrote:

>> My 3.4GHz quad-core machine with Win7Pro is averaging approx. 30% CPU
>> utilization (with occasional 100% peaks on individual cores) when doing
>> absolutely nothing. The processes all show zero, but there does not seem
>> to be a way of showing what the various services are using.
>>
>> Is this to be expected, or does my installation need to be repaired or
>> restored from a Restore Point?


> You may find Process Explorer enlightening.
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx


Thanks. That showed me that the CPU hog was the monitor program for my
APC UPS. The newer version of that program (2.2 vs. the 2.0 I was using)
solved the problem.

Perce
 
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