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    Help! CPU at 70-100%

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by b4youreyes, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. b4youreyes

    b4youreyes Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a M1330, it was fine before but as time goes on this thing is getting slower and slower.. and now CPU will get stuck at 100% during which my comp. will become unuseable. The problem seems to go away around 15 mins but will come back every 1/2 hr or so. It seems to be better if i'm on battery. .. I tried turning off te mcafee update and window auto update and doesnt seem to help. Nothing special in task manager.. alot of processes ~90-100! but none is sucking up major amount of CPU resources.. anyidea? or i should reinstall window?
     
    b4youreyes, Sep 3, 2009
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  2. Saisei

    Saisei Notebook Deity

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    You need to stop playing tetris at max res thats the problem :p..BUt no all jokes aside it sounds like a virus on your system.
     
    Saisei, Sep 3, 2009
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  3. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    I suggest doing a thorough virus and malware scan. One or the other could be causing the spikes.
     
    Matt is Pro, Sep 3, 2009
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