CPU usage reaches 100% maximum problem

[Jimmy H]

My CPU usage maximizes at 100% when I am connected to the
net. I connect through an Ethernet card and a cable modem.
In the taskmanager, I see that 99% of CPU power is being
used by "services.exe" and "svchost.exe"! This leaves
practically no resources for me to use for any other
programs, including internet browsing. The result is that
all programs that I try to launch run at a bare minimum.
I have a Pentium 4 at 1.7ghz and 500mb of Rambus 800 RAM.

I thought that some hacker might be messing around with
my ports, so I tried to enable the Microsoft firewall on
my network adapter. I received an errotr message,
indicating access denied. I believe that this also has
something to do with the problem.

If I disconnect my modem before powering up the system,
the problem does not occur. Once the network adapter
recognizes the modem, the CPU problem begins again.

Since I would like to continue to use the internet, I
would appreciate any help or guidance that anyone might
have.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jimmy,

What does a full system scan with an updated set of antivirus definitions
tell you?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jimmy H" > wrote in message
...
> My CPU usage maximizes at 100% when I am connected to the
> net. I connect through an Ethernet card and a cable modem.
> In the taskmanager, I see that 99% of CPU power is being
> used by "services.exe" and "svchost.exe"! This leaves
> practically no resources for me to use for any other
> programs, including internet browsing. The result is that
> all programs that I try to launch run at a bare minimum.
> I have a Pentium 4 at 1.7ghz and 500mb of Rambus 800 RAM.
>
> I thought that some hacker might be messing around with
> my ports, so I tried to enable the Microsoft firewall on
> my network adapter. I received an errotr message,
> indicating access denied. I believe that this also has
> something to do with the problem.
>
> If I disconnect my modem before powering up the system,
> the problem does not occur. Once the network adapter
> recognizes the modem, the CPU problem begins again.
>
> Since I would like to continue to use the internet, I
> would appreciate any help or guidance that anyone might
> have.