CPU usage bad after WIN update and Norton SW '03

[baker]

I have a DELL 3Ghz with 1GB RAM running WinXP-Home. I've
been told by a few people to uninstall my Norton System
Works '03 and a couple Windows updates after I mentioned
some bad system performance; I've done both. I still have
Norton Internet Security '03 installed...Antivirus and
Firewall. My CPU runs 50-90% at reboot w/o anything else
running. The tasks using it up are System and System Idle
Process, each using 30-60% with the occasional 1-10% hit
from one of the other processes; which I know are normal.
I read in one of these posts someone had mentioned a
program called Registry Medic. I downloaded the FREE trial
version and here's what I came up with...357 Invalid
Registry entries to folders and files / 7 Invalid Registry
software data / 2 Invalid uninstall information / 3
Invalid Registry entries referenced to DLL / 1 Invalid
Registry HELP file. I could only fix 5 at a time and was
wondering if I should purchase the full product and or if
it might help in my CPU usage situation?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)
Thank you,
Baker

[Nicholas]

Check your system to see if you have any unsigned drivers
that may be causing the problem.

Go to Start > Run and type: SIGVERIF , and hit enter.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;308514


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Nicholas

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"baker" > wrote in message: =20
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| I have a DELL 3Ghz with 1GB RAM running WinXP-Home. I've=20
| been told by a few people to uninstall my Norton System=20
| Works '03 and a couple Windows updates after I mentioned=20
| some bad system performance; I've done both. I still have=20
| Norton Internet Security '03 installed...Antivirus and=20
| Firewall. My CPU runs 50-90% at reboot w/o anything else=20
| running. The tasks using it up are System and System Idle=20
| Process, each using 30-60% with the occasional 1-10% hit=20
| from one of the other processes; which I know are normal.=20
| I read in one of these posts someone had mentioned a=20
| program called Registry Medic. I downloaded the FREE trial=20
| version and here's what I came up with...357 Invalid=20
| Registry entries to folders and files / 7 Invalid Registry=20
| software data / 2 Invalid uninstall information / 3=20
| Invalid Registry entries referenced to DLL / 1 Invalid=20
| Registry HELP file. I could only fix 5 at a time and was=20
| wondering if I should purchase the full product and or if=20
| it might help in my CPU usage situation?
| Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)
| Thank you,
| Baker

[baker]

I tried what you said and came up with 4
files...oembios.bin, oembios.dat, oembios.sig, and
omci.sys. Should I go ahead and try to disable them like
mentioned in the "HOW TO:" you said about? I don't want to
get to far above my head here :-)
Thanks a bunch for your reply!!!
Baker

>-----Original Message-----
>Check your system to see if you have any unsigned drivers
>that may be causing the problem.
>
>Go to Start > Run and type: SIGVERIF , and hit enter.
>
>HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308514
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>"baker" > wrote in message:
...
>
>| I have a DELL 3Ghz with 1GB RAM running WinXP-Home.
I've
>| been told by a few people to uninstall my Norton System
>| Works '03 and a couple Windows updates after I
mentioned
>| some bad system performance; I've done both. I still
have
>| Norton Internet Security '03 installed...Antivirus and
>| Firewall. My CPU runs 50-90% at reboot w/o anything
else
>| running. The tasks using it up are System and System
Idle
>| Process, each using 30-60% with the occasional 1-10%
hit
>| from one of the other processes; which I know are
normal.
>| I read in one of these posts someone had mentioned a
>| program called Registry Medic. I downloaded the FREE
trial
>| version and here's what I came up with...357 Invalid
>| Registry entries to folders and files / 7 Invalid
Registry
>| software data / 2 Invalid uninstall information / 3
>| Invalid Registry entries referenced to DLL / 1 Invalid
>| Registry HELP file. I could only fix 5 at a time and
was
>| wondering if I should purchase the full product and or
if
>| it might help in my CPU usage situation?
>| Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)
>| Thank you,
>| Baker
>.
>