WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? - Page 3

firemachine69 · 02-04-2004, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jenious

Same thing happened with NT service packs did it not. All drivers had to be reinstalled after SP install

Yup. Just out of curiosity, I opened up my device manager. Supid SP1. It "forgot" where my USB drivers were...

kraig · 02-14-2004, 10:49 AM

see theres a leson in this. get one of the xp cd's that installs SP1 when you install windows. then no headaches.

MOBORAMCPU · 04-13-2004, 11:10 AM

Mines was 60% to 70% cpu usage for system Idle Process. What can I do about it. I didnt notice it before.

SCOTTMAN69ER · 04-21-2004, 06:04 AM

mine is fine i download it off the update site

Rising Dragon · 05-03-2004, 02:42 PM

correct me if I'm wrong but XP doesn't have the msconfig. atleast I can't find it.

Frugle · 05-03-2004, 02:48 PM

yeah it does, go to start>run>msconfig and you'll get it

Rising Dragon · 05-04-2004, 06:01 AM

I've tried it it doesn't come up. I also did a search for mscofig.exe, com, bat etc..

nathan carter · 06-25-2004, 01:05 PM

hello everyone i am in need of some help, sadly my computer will not start up it makes beeping noises which sounds like the following, duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh (1 sec gap) duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh over and over and over again, nothing goes on the screen ive tryed pulling the jumper thing off the metal pins nere the batery and moving around hoping the system will reset and i would only have to reenter the date time ect... i will admit i played around with the configuation, you know the menu you get when you boot up and press delete, well i made the sytem run faster im sooo stupid! is there any hope? ive took the entire comp apart and put it back together but still no go. i wish i could explain the noise beter XD its just one normal beep followed after a gap by a slightly lower tone beep and it does this continuesly. thanks for however is reading this for taking the time to try to help

Rising Dragon · 06-28-2004, 04:38 AM

Sounds to me like you have something plugged up wrong, or backwards does your floppy A: light stay on all the time? if so flip your cable. check you mem see if you have it the slots right. are you grounding anything out against the board .. remove it and make sur ethere isn't metal shavings from something you've do or loose screws other than that you board sounds fried.

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Originally Posted by nathan carter

hello everyone i am in need of some help, sadly my computer will not start up it makes beeping noises which sounds like the following, duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh (1 sec gap) duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh over and over and over again, nothing goes on the screen ive tryed pulling the jumper thing off the metal pins nere the batery and moving around hoping the system will reset and i would only have to reenter the date time ect... i will admit i played around with the configuation, you know the menu you get when you boot up and press delete, well i made the sytem run faster im sooo stupid! is there any hope? ive took the entire comp apart and put it back together but still no go. i wish i could explain the noise beter XD its just one normal beep followed after a gap by a slightly lower tone beep and it does this continuesly. thanks for however is reading this for taking the time to try to help

matt_ward · 07-22-2004, 03:00 AM

This is a classic problem... if you turn off ICMP in your Bios before installing XP you wont have the problem... I think SP2 fixes it.

Good old MickyMouseSoft

02-14-2004, 10:49 AM	#22
kraig Avg. Geek Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Halifax NS Posts: 4,669	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? see theres a leson in this. get one of the xp cd's that installs SP1 when you install windows. then no headaches. __________________ I believe that the very act of believing in something causes us to distance ourselves from that thing. Now since we all know that in order to fully understand a thing one must be that thing, it seems obvious that the state of believing in something inevitably causes us to not truly understand it. This leads to all sorts of difficulties. "I believe in love" has a better than even chance of leading to divorce, while "I believe in God" seems to end in variations on the Spanish Inquisition -CLP

04-13-2004, 11:10 AM	#23
MOBORAMCPU Hardcore Wannabe Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where AMD Assembled Posts: 143	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? Mines was 60% to 70% cpu usage for system Idle Process. What can I do about it. I didnt notice it before. __________________

04-21-2004, 06:04 AM	#24
SCOTTMAN69ER softcore 1st class Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 98	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? mine is fine i download it off the update site __________________ Scottman69er P4 3.0 800mhz fsb @3.2 Geil PC 3200 DDR ram 1gig dual channel MB Abit IC7 MAX 3 i love this board ATI HIS 9800 Pro IceQ BRAND NEW CARD REPLACED 120 gig Sata 80 gig ATA Housed in Thermaltake Xaser III 2000A 550 watt Antec True Control Logitech THX Z-5300 Great bass

05-03-2004, 02:42 PM	#25
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05-03-2004, 02:48 PM	#26
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05-04-2004, 06:01 AM	#27
Rising Dragon Ebay Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 220	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? I've tried it it doesn't come up. I also did a search for mscofig.exe, com, bat etc.. __________________ ---- My Rig ---- EPoX EP-8KRAIPRO Socket A (Socket 462) VIA KT880 ATX AMD AMD 2400+ (1gb PC3200) Western Digital 120gb HD LiteOn CD NU DVD + RW GF 5500 256 Windows XP Pro

06-25-2004, 01:05 PM	#28
nathan carter softcore Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? hello everyone i am in need of some help, sadly my computer will not start up it makes beeping noises which sounds like the following, duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh (1 sec gap) duhhh (1 sec gap) doooh over and over and over again, nothing goes on the screen ive tryed pulling the jumper thing off the metal pins nere the batery and moving around hoping the system will reset and i would only have to reenter the date time ect... i will admit i played around with the configuation, you know the menu you get when you boot up and press delete, well i made the sytem run faster im sooo stupid! is there any hope? ive took the entire comp apart and put it back together but still no go. i wish i could explain the noise beter XD its just one normal beep followed after a gap by a slightly lower tone beep and it does this continuesly. thanks for however is reading this for taking the time to try to help

07-22-2004, 03:00 AM	#30
matt_ward softcore Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5	Re: WinXP + SP1 = 56% CPU Usage @ Idle? This is a classic problem... if you turn off ICMP in your Bios before installing XP you wont have the problem... I think SP2 fixes it. Good old MickyMouseSoft