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XP proccessor usage (too much!!!!)100%

  • 09-02-2005 8:16pm
    #1
    adonis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭


    Guys,
    My friend has a toshibar satellite 1900-203 laptop.
    When he tries to run an AV Scan the processor usage goes up to 100% and the pc shuts itslef down,..
    Also when browsing (firefox) it goes up to 100% when scrolling down simple html pages..
    Anyone with any ideas or anyone ever heard of this before?? please do tell
    thks


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  • #2
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    spyware or virus.

    download spybot & ad-aware (google) and after you've run updates on each one do a full scan with each.

    then try the virus scan again (making sure that's up to date) and go from there.

    if he's stil having problems we can take a closer look, but most of the time that'll fix him.


  • #3
    adonis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭adonis


    i think he has tried both of these, adaware and spybot,
    and his virus scanner too, but it wont scan, it just makes the processor usage go to 100% !! anyway, i keep telling him to get a mac, when will they learn?


  • #4
    Infini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    You should try microsoft's antispam program. There's also the possibility that if all else fails then you could try a complete system wipe and reinstall everything. If you still have problems after that then there may be a hardware problem (processor could be on the way out).


  • #5
    C Fodder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭C Fodder


    Try housecall or sysclean. It may work


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