CPU staying at 100%

[snidy1]

I ran spybot, adaware, and registry mechanic. The CPU still stays at 100%. And sometimes the system reboots on its own. Any ideas?

 

[n0cmonkey]

What process is using your cycles?

 

[mechBgon]

How about try an online virus scan: http://housecall.trendmicro.com

 

[stickybytes]

try checking ur system tray for any icons that may show a program running in the background. i sometimes see my cpu going 100% and my hard drive spinning actively when i have nothing opened only to find the small windows update icon in the corner telling me its updating my system.

 

[snidy1]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
What process is using your cycles?

System Idle process.

 

[snidy1]

Originally posted by: stickybytes
try checking ur system tray for any icons that may show a program running in the background. i sometimes see my cpu going 100% and my hard drive spinning actively when i have nothing opened only to find the small windows update icon in the corner telling me its updating my system.

I checked all of that.

 

[KoolDrew]

System Idle process.

System Idle Process is not a process. It shows how much CPU Resources are 'idle' and available for use.

 

[imported_whatever]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

System Idle process.

System Idle Process is not a process. It shows how much CPU Resources are 'idle' and available for use.

correct. look in "performance" to see how much the CPU is being used. once you are done installing stuff, instal Folding@Home to utilize those extra CPU cycles.

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

System Idle process.

System Idle Process is not a process. It shows how much CPU Resources are 'idle' and available for use.

Yeah that means nothing is running!!! look at the performance tab in task manager it should show you nothing is running...usually sitting in task manager it may blepp up to 2% every few seconds and that is it...

Edited: cause I will give you some credit...

 

[mechBgon]

It might be a malware that doesn't show itself in Task Manager. Where we at with the virus scan, snidy1?

Random example: one of the >1000 Gaobot variants

 

[imported_Kensai]

Hehe, spyware normally.

 

[cornelio]

I had once the same problem, maybe you have the iosdt.exe program running, check here

I hope this helps.

 

[effee]

i had this problem once, turned out to be a virus, i'd run a AV program if i were u