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  • trevorjk
    <S>WooLooLoo</S>
    • Dec 2002
    • 4324

    #1

    A very weird computer problem

    alright im not a computer genius but i know theres something wrong lol.... anyways i know nothing about the spec of my computer i do know im on a cable connection but its not the connection with the problem. alright i just got down downloading some songs of kazaa playing a little CS and just searching AO anyways out of no where its like im getting these lag spikes... but its not from the internet my computer was fine before but now its all weird. when i say before it was like an hour ago. i push alt control delete and see if theres any programs open but theres non. i check the system process in the alcontrol delete thing and my system usage bar is at around 8 the whole time but shoots up to 80-90 like every 30 seconds anyone have any idea why this is happening?
    t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."
  • beam
    The end.
    • May 2001
    • 2036

    #2
    Take a look at the Processes tab of Task Manager (that ctrl+alt+del thing)

    See what is using CPU. That should help you see what is using resources.
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    • trevorjk
      <S>WooLooLoo</S>
      • Dec 2002
      • 4324

      #3
      ive done that ive closed all unwanted programs but still its doing that weird freeze thing still


      ** i ran my spybot earlier to find nothing turns out it had to be updated lol - havent used it in a while.. lets see if it finds anything **
      t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."

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      • beam
        The end.
        • May 2001
        • 2036

        #4
        What operating system are you using? Make sure you are looking at the PROCESSES tab. Not the Applications.

        Look in the CPU column and you shouls see System Idle Process up in the high 90's. Look for what other Processes are using cpu.
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        • trevorjk
          <S>WooLooLoo</S>
          • Dec 2002
          • 4324

          #5
          yeah im useing 2000 and something i think nt but i could be very wrong... anyways only things useing cpu are the system idle process wich is always in the 90's my internet pages i have open and occasionally the csrss.exe will take 1 or 2 could that be it


          and i found some spy ware crap on my comp but that didnt seam to do the trick
          t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."

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          • technic777
            Registered User
            • Sep 2003
            • 23

            #6
            Your best bet is going to be a reboot. Not sure what the problem is but this will usually fix it. When was the last time you did a reboot? How many prog's do you have running in the systray(lower righthand corner). Usually anything in the systray will take 2-4% apiece, it varies tho. But thats not enough to account for the 80%+ your talking about. How long does the spike last?

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            • trevorjk
              <S>WooLooLoo</S>
              • Dec 2002
              • 4324

              #7
              the spike last mere seconds... i could really tell when i was playing counterstrike cuase it would make it obvious to everyone

              the only things in the tray are the volume and the connection icon. i have everything else closed i rebooted about 2 hours ago. ( moms comp pass protected lol dont want to reboot now ) i deleted a spyware program just now and it seams to be working better if not i guess i have to reboot
              t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."

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              • trevorjk
                <S>WooLooLoo</S>
                • Dec 2002
                • 4324

                #8
                now its taking for ever to open my computer... its been over a minute now and its still loading wtf this is making me mad now the first time i opened my copmputer it just froze and wouldnt open i think its happening again
                t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."

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                • lopxtc
                  Unix Geek
                  • Oct 2001
                  • 2706

                  #9
                  Do you have a cd in the cd-rom? I know on some systems I have worked on if the cd in the cd-rom was a bad copy or something was wrong with the drive reading it, it would take forever for the "My Computer" window to open.

                  Eject the disc and try again and see what happens.

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                  • smee
                    It's a lie. Trust me.
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 1360

                    #10
                    if you have a laptop, listen to the hard drive. if it makes a rhythmic clicking noise (not the normal noise, but it will be in a rhythm), then your hard drive is messed. this happened to me lots of time because of the abuse of taking my laptop to school and back in a bookbag while it was turned on. when the hard drive was all messed up, it took like 20 min to turn on, then it froze.

                    even if this isnt the problem, and your sure your lag isnt becuase of your internet, then there is something wrong with your hard drive- try defragmenting
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                    • trevorjk
                      <S>WooLooLoo</S>
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 4324

                      #11
                      hey thanks... i let it defragment today and all seams well so far
                      t33kyboy "So if a cat is dropped from 11 inches, it will most likely die."

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                      • OfficerGoat
                        My Liver! My Liver!
                        • May 2003
                        • 532

                        #12
                        Check your disk space... if you are using a good percentage of the disk and its pretty fragmented windows could be having troubles with the swap files. If windows has to break them up becase the disk is freagmented or whatever it will eat up your performance big time.
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                        • Sir_Brass
                          I love mechs!
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 736

                          #13
                          I bet it WAS fragmented. when the drive is seriously fragmented, it takes forever for the computer to do anything, and it gets fragmented even easier the more the hard drive is filled.
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