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Old 11-12-2007, 06:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: CPU usage staying at/or around 100%..why

check the processes in task manager, sort by CPU to see what is taking all the processor.

is there a realtime anti-virus scanner?
when was the last time you ran a spyware/ad-ware?
how large is your page file?
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