I checked my indexing and it says 507 items and completed. I checked my task
manager and it shows my CPU usage as 90% or greater, average is 93% but
generally hits 100%.

I've done adware searching and had 102 items and removed them. still no help

I've turned off unneeded services like auto updates with no help against my
CPU usage.

I've indiscriminately combed through my task manager processes and nothing
hits the amount of usage that would raise an eye brow as to being the culprit.

is this a common thing? any help would be great. maybe there's something I'm
missing or haven't thought of.

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used it
in Vista but the latest version is available for use with Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the process
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab
allow it a little time to display the information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



ChrisJ wrote:
I checked my indexing and it says 507 items and completed. I checked
my task manager and it shows my CPU usage as 90% or greater, average
is 93% but generally hits 100%.

I've done adware searching and had 102 items and removed them. still
no help

I've turned off unneeded services like auto updates with no help
against my CPU usage.

I've indiscriminately combed through my task manager processes and
nothing hits the amount of usage that would raise an eye brow as to
being the culprit.

is this a common thing? any help would be great. maybe there's
something I'm missing or haven't thought of.

"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used it
in Vista but the latest version is available for use with Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the process
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab
allow it a little time to display the information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



ChrisJ wrote:
I checked my indexing and it says 507 items and completed. I checked
my task manager and it shows my CPU usage as 90% or greater, average
is 93% but generally hits 100%.

I've done adware searching and had 102 items and removed them. still
no help

I've turned off unneeded services like auto updates with no help
against my CPU usage.

I've indiscriminately combed through my task manager processes and
nothing hits the amount of usage that would raise an eye brow as to
being the culprit.

is this a common thing? any help would be great. maybe there's
something I'm missing or haven't thought of.

Thanks first and foremost Gerry, I downloaded that procexp and it says that the 90% CPU usage is due to hardware interrupts. well the battle is half over. so now how do I go about messing to get the interrupts fixed?

that will end the entire war then Gerry.

1,000,000 thanks
Chris J

Chris

You've gone off on a tangent. The idea was to identify the particular
process generating the high CPU usage. Do this and tell us the Command
Line of the Process. If you right click on the Process and select
Services it will name the Services using the Process.

You may need to Add Columns. To do this select View, Select Columns.
Try checking Process, PID, Company Name, Version, Window Status, and
Command Line.


--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


ChrisJ wrote:
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used
it
in Vista but the latest version is available for use with Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the
process
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on
CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies
tab
allow it a little time to display the information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Thanks first and foremost Gerry, I downloaded that procexp and it
says that the 90% CPU usage is due to hardware interrupts. well the
battle is half over. so now how do I go about messing to get the
interrupts fixed?

that will end the entire war then Gerry.

1,000,000 thanks
Chris J

Gerry, "Interrupts" is one of the items that can consume CPU in Process
Explorer. A quick Googling indicates that this can be the result of hardware
and/or driver issues.

Chris, check out the various discussions the links below an see if anything
matches your situation.

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...%22+interrupts

http://groups.google.com/groups?sour...-8&sa=N&tab=wg

"Gerry Cornell" wrote in message
...


Chris

You've gone off on a tangent. The idea was to identify the particular
process generating the high CPU usage. Do this and tell us the Command
Line of the Process. If you right click on the Process and select Services
it will name the Services using the Process.

You may need to Add Columns. To do this select View, Select Columns. Try
checking Process, PID, Company Name, Version, Window Status, and Command
Line.


--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


ChrisJ wrote:
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used it
in Vista but the latest version is available for use with Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the process
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab
allow it a little time to display the information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Thanks first and foremost Gerry, I downloaded that procexp and it
says that the 90% CPU usage is due to hardware interrupts. well the
battle is half over. so now how do I go about messing to get the
interrupts fixed?

that will end the entire war then Gerry.

1,000,000 thanks
Chris J

"Gerry Cornell" wrote:



Chris

You've gone off on a tangent. The idea was to identify the particular
process generating the high CPU usage. Do this and tell us the Command
Line of the Process. If you right click on the Process and select
Services it will name the Services using the Process.

You may need to Add Columns. To do this select View, Select Columns.
Try checking Process, PID, Company Name, Version, Window Status, and
Command Line.


--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


ChrisJ wrote:
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used
it
in Vista but the latest version is available for use with Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the
process
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on
CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies
tab
allow it a little time to display the information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Thanks first and foremost Gerry, I downloaded that procexp and it
says that the 90% CPU usage is due to hardware interrupts. well the
battle is half over. so now how do I go about messing to get the
interrupts fixed?

that will end the entire war then Gerry.

1,000,000 thanks
Chris J



OK Gerry I think I made some progress. this issue I'm having falls under the
system idle process/hardware interrupts tree. there was no 'services on
right-mouseclick menu.

It must be generic as it has no company name listed under company name. this
freaks me out. it is using average 85-95% CPU usage. I'm serious and this is
no tangent.

now, I've checked all my hardware for conflicts, nothing.

Ok Gerry, forgot to mention, I'm using Vista Business
on my Compaq system

Chris A

I am well aware that this can be driver issue but we need to know the
process first. At least that is the way I see it.
--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~






Chris Altmann wrote:
Gerry, "Interrupts" is one of the items that can consume CPU in
Process Explorer. A quick Googling indicates that this can be the
result of hardware and/or driver issues.

Chris, check out the various discussions the links below an see if
anything matches your situation.

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...%22+interrupts

http://groups.google.com/groups?sour...-8&sa=N&tab=wg

"Gerry Cornell" wrote in message
...


Chris

You've gone off on a tangent. The idea was to identify the
particular
process generating the high CPU usage. Do this and tell us the
Command Line of the Process. If you right click on the Process and
select Services it will name the Services using the Process.

You may need to Add Columns. To do this select View, Select
Columns.
Try checking Process, PID, Company Name, Version, Window Status,
and
Command Line.


--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


ChrisJ wrote:
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

Chris

In Windows XP I would recommend Process Explorer. I have not used
it in Vista but the latest version is available for use with
Vista.

For further information about Process Explorer see he
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the
process producing the high CPU usage, right click, select
Properties, Services. Note there are the full names and
some explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services he
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off
each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on
CPU usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other
Services are dependent on that service. When you click on the
Dependencies tab allow it a little time to display the
information.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Thanks first and foremost Gerry, I downloaded that procexp and it
says that the 90% CPU usage is due to hardware interrupts. well
the
battle is half over. so now how do I go about messing to get the
interrupts fixed?

that will end the entire war then Gerry.

1,000,000 thanks
Chris J

Chris

If System Idle is running constantly at approaching 100% you have no
problem. System Idle is 100% less the sum of all the running
processes. Thus if System Idle is 95% your processes are only using 5%
of capacity.

--

Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ChrisJ wrote:
Ok Gerry, forgot to mention, I'm using Vista Business
on my Compaq system

ChrisJ

Open the Task Manager and click the "Show processes from all users" button
at the bottom of that dialog. Look in the list and see which process, in the
Image Name column, is using the 90+ in the CPU column.



--


Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"ChrisJ" wrote in message
...
I checked my indexing and it says 507 items and completed. I checked my
task
manager and it shows my CPU usage as 90% or greater, average is 93% but
generally hits 100%.

I've done adware searching and had 102 items and removed them. still no
help

I've turned off unneeded services like auto updates with no help against
my
CPU usage.

I've indiscriminately combed through my task manager processes and nothing
hits the amount of usage that would raise an eye brow as to being the
culprit.

is this a common thing? any help would be great. maybe there's something
I'm
missing or haven't thought of.