Computer Lag Please Help

[Diaboyos]

My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The MP3's
playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky and
freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is using all
the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task Manager and 99%
System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently bogging me down. It is
not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot won't necessarily stop
it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or programs to see if one
just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I have defragged all
partitions and checked for viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. I
have checked for spyware and adware on my system and found nothing. I am to
the point now where I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only thing
with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean start
to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. Does
anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!

1.1 Athlon
512 RAM
XP-Pro SP1

[MCR]

Diaboyos wrote:
> My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The MP3's
> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky and
> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is using all
> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task Manager and 99%
> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently bogging me down. It is
> not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot won't necessarily stop
> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or programs to see if one
> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I have defragged all
> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. I
> have checked for spyware and adware on my system and found nothing. I am to
> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only thing
> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean start
> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. Does
> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!
>
> 1.1 Athlon
> 512 RAM
> XP-Pro SP1
>
>

Stupid comment, but have you checked to see if power saving is enabled
in either the BIOS or in system properties? It sounds like your hard
disk is spinning down through inactivity and the lag is the spin up as
you press a key or do a task.

--
MCR
MAME - History In The Making
Meet the regulars - www.tombstones.org.uk
ICQ 112-191-725

[Gerry Cornell]

Any Scheduled Tasks?

Findfast?

Any clues in Event Viewer?

--=20
~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"Diaboyos" > wrote in message =
...
> My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The =
MP3's
> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky and
> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is =
using all
> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task Manager and =
99%
> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently bogging me down. It =
is
> not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot won't necessarily =
stop
> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or programs to see if =
one
> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I have defragged all
> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. =
I
> have checked for spyware and adware on my system and found nothing. I =
am to
> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only =
thing
> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean =
start
> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. =
Does
> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!
>=20
> 1.1 Athlon
> 512 RAM
> XP-Pro SP1
>=20
>

>-----Original Message-----
>Diaboyos wrote:
>> My computer from time to time will become
extremely sluggish. The MP3's
>> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor
becomes jerky and
>> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which
process is using all
>> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the
Task Manager and 99%
>> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently
bogging me down. It is
>> not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot
won't necessarily stop
>> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or
programs to see if one
>> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I
have defragged all
>> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest
NAV04 definitions. I
>> have checked for spyware and adware on my system and
found nothing. I am to
>> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry
entry. But the only thing
>> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I
just did a clean start
>> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it
has returned. Does
>> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource
hog? THANKS!
>>
>> 1.1 Athlon
>> 512 RAM
>> XP-Pro SP1
>>
>>
>
>Stupid comment, but have you checked to see if power
saving is enabled
>in either the BIOS or in system properties? It sounds
like your hard
>disk is spinning down through inactivity and the lag is
the spin up as
>you press a key or do a task.
>

Good thought but no, no power management is enabled on my
computer :-(

No scheduled tasks, don't know what Findfast is, and
Event Viewer provided nothing meaningful. Could this be
a Service running in the background not appearing in the
Task Manager?

>-----Original Message-----
>Any Scheduled Tasks?
>
>Findfast?
>
>Any clues in Event Viewer?
>
>--
>~~~~~~
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Gerry
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>FCA

>Stourport, Worcs, England
>Enquire, plan and execute.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>suggested solution worked for you.
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>
>
>"Diaboyos" > wrote in message
...
>> My computer from time to time will become
extremely sluggish. The MP3's
>> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor
becomes jerky and
>> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which
process is using all
>> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the
Task Manager and 99%
>> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently
bogging me down. It is
>> not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot
won't necessarily stop
>> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or
programs to see if one
>> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I
have defragged all
>> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest
NAV04 definitions. I
>> have checked for spyware and adware on my system and
found nothing. I am to
>> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry
entry. But the only thing
>> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I
just did a clean start
>> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it
has returned. Does
>> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource
hog? THANKS!
>>
>> 1.1 Athlon
>> 512 RAM
>> XP-Pro SP1
>>
>>
>.
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK
When the Command window opens | Type:
tasklist /svc | Hit Enter

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
>
hunted and pecked:
> No scheduled tasks, don't know what Findfast is, and
> Event Viewer provided nothing meaningful. Could this be
> a Service running in the background not appearing in the
> Task Manager?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Any Scheduled Tasks?
> >
> > Findfast?
> >
> > Any clues in Event Viewer?
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Gerry
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > FCA
> >
> > Stourport, Worcs, England
> > Enquire, plan and execute.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Please tell the newsgroup how any
> > suggested solution worked for you.
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> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> > "Diaboyos" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The
> > > MP3's playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky
> > > and freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is
> > > using all the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task
> > > Manager and 99% System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently
> > > bogging me down. It is not constant but comes and goes at will and a
> > > reboot won't necessarily stop it. I have tried ceasing certain
> > > processes and/or programs to see if one just didn't like my system but
> > > that didn't work. I have defragged all partitions and checked for
> > > viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. I have checked for spyware
> > > and adware on my system and found nothing. I am to the point now where
> > > I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only thing with that is
> > > that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean start to fix
> > > this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. Does
> > > anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!
> > >
> > > 1.1 Athlon
> > > 512 RAM
> > > XP-Pro SP1
> > >
> > >
> > .

[Gerry Cornell]

FindFast is part of Microsoft Office.

Do you have a Firewall?

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~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"Gerry Cornell" > wrote in message =
...
Any Scheduled Tasks?

Findfast?

Any clues in Event Viewer?

--=20
~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"Diaboyos" > wrote in message =
...
> My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The =
MP3's
> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky and
> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is =
using all
> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task Manager and =
99%
> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently bogging me down. It =
is
> not constant but comes and goes at will and a reboot won't necessarily =
stop
> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or programs to see if =
one
> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I have defragged all
> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. =
I
> have checked for spyware and adware on my system and found nothing. I =
am to
> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only =
thing
> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean =
start
> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. =
Does
> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!
>=20
> 1.1 Athlon
> 512 RAM
> XP-Pro SP1
>=20
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Office 2000; Fast (Binoculars) in the Control Panel.
Open an Office program, press F1, type: FindFast and hit the Search button.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
>
hunted and pecked:
> I have Office installed how do I find if FindFast is
> running? I am using Norton Internet Security 2002 for my
> firewall.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > FindFast is part of Microsoft Office.
> >
> > Do you have a Firewall?
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Gerry
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > FCA
> >
> > Stourport, Worcs, England
> > Enquire, plan and execute.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Please tell the newsgroup how any
> > suggested solution worked for you.
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Any Scheduled Tasks?
> >
> > Findfast?
> >
> > Any clues in Event Viewer?
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Gerry
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > FCA
> >
> > Stourport, Worcs, England
> > Enquire, plan and execute.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Please tell the newsgroup how any
> > suggested solution worked for you.
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> > "Diaboyos" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > My computer from time to time will become extremely sluggish. The
> > > MP3's playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor becomes jerky
> > > and freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see which process is
> > > using all the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the Task
> > > Manager and 99% System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently
> > > bogging me down. It is not constant but comes and goes at will and a
> > > reboot won't necessarily stop it. I have tried ceasing certain
> > > processes and/or programs to see if one just didn't like my system but
> > > that didn't work. I have defragged all partitions and checked for
> > > viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. I have checked for spyware
> > > and adware on my system and found nothing. I am to the point now where
> > > I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only thing with that is
> > > that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did a clean start to fix
> > > this problem and after about 3 months of use it has returned. Does
> > > anyone have any ideas or know what may be the resource hog? THANKS!
> > >
> > > 1.1 Athlon
> > > 512 RAM
> > > XP-Pro SP1
> > >
> > >
> > .

Here is the list that I got. Anyone recognize what may
be bogging me down? What's PID?

Image Name PID Services
========================= ======
=============================================
System Idle Process 0 N/A
System 4 N/A
smss.exe 588 N/A
csrss.exe 660 N/A
winlogon.exe 684 N/A
services.exe 728 Eventlog, PlugPlay
lsass.exe 740 PolicyAgent,
ProtectedStorage, SamSs
svchost.exe 916 RpcSs
svchost.exe 992 AudioSrv, BITS, Browser,
CryptSvc, Dhcp,
dmserver, ERSvc,
EventSystem,

FastUserSwitchingCompatibility, helpsvc,
lanmanserver,
lanmanworkstation, Messenger,
Netman, Nla, RasMan,
Schedule, seclogon,
SENS, SharedAccess,
ShellHWDetection,
srservice, TapiSrv,
TermService, Themes,
TrkWks, uploadmgr,
W32Time, winmgmt,
wuauserv, WZCSVC
svchost.exe 1064 Dnscache
svchost.exe 1088 LmHosts, RemoteRegistry,
SSDPSRV, WebClient
explorer.exe 1416 N/A
spoolsv.exe 1532 Spooler
NAVAPW32.EXE 1744 N/A
point32.exe 1752 N/A
atiptaxx.exe 1760 N/A
ctfmon.exe 1800 N/A
alg.exe 1976 ALG
mdm.exe 2012 MDM
NAVAPSVC.EXE 132 navapsvc
NISUM.EXE 236 NISUM
NPROTECT.EXE 268 NProtectService
NOPDB.EXE 540 Speed Disk service
SYMPROXYSVC.EXE 556 SymProxySvc
NISSERV.EXE 624 NISSERV
IAMAPP.EXE 2836 N/A
ATRACK.EXE 2876 N/A
Icq.exe 2020 N/A
winamp3.exe 2888 N/A
iexplore.exe 3684 N/A
taskmgr.exe 2996 N/A
cmd.exe 1080 N/A
tasklist.exe 2804 N/A
wmiprvse.exe 2060 N/A



>-----Original Message-----
>Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK
>When the Command window opens | Type:
>tasklist /svc | Hit Enter
>
>--
>Hope this helps. Let us know.
>Wes
>
>In ,

>
>hunted and pecked:
>> No scheduled tasks, don't know what Findfast is, and
>> Event Viewer provided nothing meaningful. Could this
be
>> a Service running in the background not appearing in
the
>> Task Manager?
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > Any Scheduled Tasks?
>> >
>> > Findfast?
>> >
>> > Any clues in Event Viewer?
>> >
>> > --
>> > ~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> > Hope this helps.
>> >
>> > Gerry
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > FCA
>> >
>> > Stourport, Worcs, England
>> > Enquire, plan and execute.
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> > suggested solution worked for you.
>> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Diaboyos" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > > My computer from time to time will become
extremely sluggish. The
>> > > MP3's playing will hang and skip like an LP. The
cursor becomes jerky
>> > > and freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to
see which process is
>> > > using all the resources and nothing is. It's like
1% to the Task
>> > > Manager and 99% System Idle Process. Yet
something is apparently
>> > > bogging me down. It is not constant but comes and
goes at will and a
>> > > reboot won't necessarily stop it. I have tried
ceasing certain
>> > > processes and/or programs to see if one just
didn't like my system but
>> > > that didn't work. I have defragged all partitions
and checked for
>> > > viruses with the latest NAV04 definitions. I have
checked for spyware
>> > > and adware on my system and found nothing. I am
to the point now where
>> > > I am thinking it's a registry entry. But the only
thing with that is
>> > > that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. I just did
a clean start to fix
>> > > this problem and after about 3 months of use it
has returned. Does
>> > > anyone have any ideas or know what may be the
resource hog? THANKS!
>> > >
>> > > 1.1 Athlon
>> > > 512 RAM
>> > > XP-Pro SP1
>> > >
>> > >
>> > .
>
>.
>

Office XP


>-----Original Message-----
>Which version of Office?
>
>--
>~~~~~~
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Gerry
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>FCA

>Stourport, Worcs, England
>Enquire, plan and execute.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Please tell the newsgroup how any
>suggested solution worked for you.
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>
> wrote in message
...
>> I have Office installed how do I find if FindFast is
>> running? I am using Norton Internet Security 2002 for
my
>> firewall.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >FindFast is part of Microsoft Office.
>> >
>> >Do you have a Firewall?
>> >
>> >--
>> >~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> >Hope this helps.
>> >
>> >Gerry
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >FCA
>>
>> >Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >suggested solution worked for you.
>> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> >"Gerry Cornell" > wrote in
message
>> ...
>> >Any Scheduled Tasks?
>> >
>> >Findfast?
>> >
>> >Any clues in Event Viewer?
>> >
>> >--
>> >~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> >Hope this helps.
>> >
>> >Gerry
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >FCA
>>
>> >Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >suggested solution worked for you.
>> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"Diaboyos" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> My computer from time to time will become
>> extremely sluggish. The MP3's
>> >> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor
>> becomes jerky and
>> >> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see
which
>> process is using all
>> >> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the
>> Task Manager and 99%
>> >> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently
>> bogging me down. It is
>> >> not constant but comes and goes at will and a
reboot
>> won't necessarily stop
>> >> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or
>> programs to see if one
>> >> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I
>> have defragged all
>> >> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest
>> NAV04 definitions. I
>> >> have checked for spyware and adware on my system
and
>> found nothing. I am to
>> >> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry
>> entry. But the only thing
>> >> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP.
I
>> just did a clean start
>> >> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use
it
>> has returned. Does
>> >> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the
resource
>> hog? THANKS!
>> >>
>> >> 1.1 Athlon
>> >> 512 RAM
>> >> XP-Pro SP1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>.
>

[Gerry Cornell]

See if this link helps:
OFFXP: Hard Disk Runs Continuously After You Install Office XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;EN-US;282106

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~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
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> wrote in message =
...
> Office XP
>=20
>=20
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Which version of Office?
> >
> >--=20
> >~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >Gerry
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >FCA
>
> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Please tell the newsgroup how any=20
> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > wrote in message=20
> ...
> >> I have Office installed how do I find if FindFast is=20
> >> running? I am using Norton Internet Security 2002 for=20
> my=20
> >> firewall.
> >>=20
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >FindFast is part of Microsoft Office.
> >> >
> >> >Do you have a Firewall?
> >> >
> >> >--=20
> >> >~~~~~~
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hope this helps.
> >> >
> >> >Gerry
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >FCA
> >>
> >> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >Please tell the newsgroup how any=20
> >> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Gerry Cornell" > wrote in=20
> message=20
> >> ...
> >> >Any Scheduled Tasks?
> >> >
> >> >Findfast?
> >> >
> >> >Any clues in Event Viewer?
> >> >
> >> >--=20
> >> >~~~~~~
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hope this helps.
> >> >
> >> >Gerry
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >FCA
> >>
> >> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >Please tell the newsgroup how any=20
> >> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Diaboyos" > wrote in message=20
> >> ...
> >> >> My computer from time to time will become=20
> >> extremely sluggish. The MP3's
> >> >> playing will hang and skip like an LP. The cursor=20
> >> becomes jerky and
> >> >> freezes. I have checked the Task Manager to see=20
> which=20
> >> process is using all
> >> >> the resources and nothing is. It's like 1% to the=20
> >> Task Manager and 99%
> >> >> System Idle Process. Yet something is apparently=20
> >> bogging me down. It is
> >> >> not constant but comes and goes at will and a=20
> reboot=20
> >> won't necessarily stop
> >> >> it. I have tried ceasing certain processes and/or=20
> >> programs to see if one
> >> >> just didn't like my system but that didn't work. I=20
> >> have defragged all
> >> >> partitions and checked for viruses with the latest=20
> >> NAV04 definitions. I
> >> >> have checked for spyware and adware on my system=20
> and=20
> >> found nothing. I am to
> >> >> the point now where I am thinking it's a registry=20
> >> entry. But the only thing
> >> >> with that is that this is a fresh reinstall of XP. =20
> I=20
> >> just did a clean start
> >> >> to fix this problem and after about 3 months of use=20
> it=20
> >> has returned. Does
> >> >> anyone have any ideas or know what may be the=20
> resource=20
> >> hog? THANKS!
> >> >>=20
> >> >> 1.1 Athlon
> >> >> 512 RAM
> >> >> XP-Pro SP1
> >> >>=20
> >> >>
> >> >.
> >> >
> >.
> >