Hi Everyone, I have a desktop computer with Windows Vista Basic 32 bit
(dual core Celeron, 2 GB RAM). After it has been running for a while
(typically an hour or 2) it frequently hangs up. I have a gadget that
looks like an analog speedometer & tachometer that, when this happens,
the CPU usage is pegged at 100% (RAM usage is low). Most of the time
when this occurs, I can't get to Task Manager - I frequently have to do
a hard shutdown, but sometimes it will let me shut down from the start
menu. Sometimes I can put it in sleep and wake it back up and it will
be ok, other times it will waken with 100 % CPU usage again. The times
I can access task manager, it doesn't show anything running. This can
happen while I'm using the computer (usually just surfing the web) or
while it is just sitting idle. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks,
Entropy


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entropy

Hi Everyone, I have a desktop computer with Windows Vista Basic 32 bit
(dual core Celeron, 2 GB RAM). After it has been running for a while
(typically an hour or 2) it frequently hangs up. I have a gadget that
looks like an analog speedometer & tachometer that, when this happens,
the CPU usage is pegged at 100% (RAM usage is low). Most of the time
when this occurs, I can't get to Task Manager - I frequently have to do
a hard shutdown, but sometimes it will let me shut down from the start
menu. Sometimes I can put it in sleep and wake it back up and it will
be ok, other times it will waken with 100 % CPU usage again. The times
I can access task manager, it doesn't show anything running. This can
happen while I'm using the computer (usually just surfing the web) or
while it is just sitting idle. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks,
Entropy

Try using a more detailed task manager, such as Anvir Task Manager (there's
a free version) or Process Monitor (sysinternals). These will show you what
process is taking the CPU cycles.