Mark Haupt
December 11th 03, 09:35 PM
Go to blackviper.com and do some research. There's a
section that will descibe mysterious services and
applications running in the background. Perhaps you can
turn that one off.
If no luck there, do a google search of the program in the
new groups area.
I've found a lot of usefull XP information on both sites.
>-----Original Message-----
>The processes that use the most cpu on average is the
>Rscmpt.exe, the internet explorer and system idle if
>nothing is happening. Depending on what I am running. In
>I run winamp the studio.exe is running at rate which
>seems unusual to me. Anyways my main concern is the
>Rscmpt.exe I don't know what it is. I don't know if it is
>there without the net but it is usually high when I am
>loading internet pages of it they are just idling. what I
>mean is if some pages for eg gamefaqs.com is just still I
>am not clicking on it the cpu usage is still high. I
>don't really know what else to tell you except it should
>be able to handle alot of processing in theory. Another
>one of concern is the msger task bar thingy. It makes it
>100 percent also.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>A P4 2.4 Ghz machine is a high spec PC and should cope
>>easily with XP.
>>
>>When the CPU is at 100% what processes are running that
>>are using the CPU time? How long do these processes run
>>at high CPU usage?
>>
>>alt+cntrl+del select task manager in processes tab click
>>the CPU column to sort by CPU usage. What processes are
>>running that are using high CPU cycles?
>>
>>Do not worry about system idel, all unused cycles are
>>allocated to this.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have bought a computer about 2 weeks ago,(P4
>2.4,512MB
>>>Ram,128Geforce 4,80G hdd) and about three days into
>>using
>>>I noticed that the processor was always at 100percent
>>>with things that I would assume a 2.4 could handle
>>>multiple times let along just once. Anyways things that
>>>worry me is the fact that if I have a few random
>>>processors open, just say two windows exporers and one
>>>internet explorer then it is going to be 100 percent
>>just
>>>about any time that I check. I am running XP
>>Professional
>>>and I have only lately hooked it up with another
>>computer
>>>to share the internet with crossover cables. I don't
>>know
>>>who else to talk too cause no one will help at other
>>>message boards. I have talked to other people who are
>>>running XP on lesser machines and say that they never
>>>have had the same problem. I have been saving for ages
>>to
>>>purchase this computer for university and it has been
>>>nothing but stressful. Can someone help. I have the
>>>computer defraged and scanned for viruses alot and also
>>>spyware. Basically I have done everything that people
>>>have told me to do and it still hasn't help. I just
>want
>>>a computer that runs somewhere near what it should.
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>
section that will descibe mysterious services and
applications running in the background. Perhaps you can
turn that one off.
If no luck there, do a google search of the program in the
new groups area.
I've found a lot of usefull XP information on both sites.
>-----Original Message-----
>The processes that use the most cpu on average is the
>Rscmpt.exe, the internet explorer and system idle if
>nothing is happening. Depending on what I am running. In
>I run winamp the studio.exe is running at rate which
>seems unusual to me. Anyways my main concern is the
>Rscmpt.exe I don't know what it is. I don't know if it is
>there without the net but it is usually high when I am
>loading internet pages of it they are just idling. what I
>mean is if some pages for eg gamefaqs.com is just still I
>am not clicking on it the cpu usage is still high. I
>don't really know what else to tell you except it should
>be able to handle alot of processing in theory. Another
>one of concern is the msger task bar thingy. It makes it
>100 percent also.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>A P4 2.4 Ghz machine is a high spec PC and should cope
>>easily with XP.
>>
>>When the CPU is at 100% what processes are running that
>>are using the CPU time? How long do these processes run
>>at high CPU usage?
>>
>>alt+cntrl+del select task manager in processes tab click
>>the CPU column to sort by CPU usage. What processes are
>>running that are using high CPU cycles?
>>
>>Do not worry about system idel, all unused cycles are
>>allocated to this.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have bought a computer about 2 weeks ago,(P4
>2.4,512MB
>>>Ram,128Geforce 4,80G hdd) and about three days into
>>using
>>>I noticed that the processor was always at 100percent
>>>with things that I would assume a 2.4 could handle
>>>multiple times let along just once. Anyways things that
>>>worry me is the fact that if I have a few random
>>>processors open, just say two windows exporers and one
>>>internet explorer then it is going to be 100 percent
>>just
>>>about any time that I check. I am running XP
>>Professional
>>>and I have only lately hooked it up with another
>>computer
>>>to share the internet with crossover cables. I don't
>>know
>>>who else to talk too cause no one will help at other
>>>message boards. I have talked to other people who are
>>>running XP on lesser machines and say that they never
>>>have had the same problem. I have been saving for ages
>>to
>>>purchase this computer for university and it has been
>>>nothing but stressful. Can someone help. I have the
>>>computer defraged and scanned for viruses alot and also
>>>spyware. Basically I have done everything that people
>>>have told me to do and it still hasn't help. I just
>want
>>>a computer that runs somewhere near what it should.
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>