System Idle Process randomly Jumps to 100%...slows and freezes.....

[rockeyman2]

Just recently my System Idle Process will jump to 100% and the computer will slow down or freeze. This happens mainly at boot up, but sometimes just when I am normally using the computer. Also, when I shut down or restart the PC it freezes on the Windows is shutting down screen for along time before finally shutting down, sometimes I have to manually shut it down with the button on the PC.

I am running Windows XP, 1.7 Ghz Pentium 4, 512 MB memory. I usually have about 24 tasks running at once. 250-400 Commit Charge. Any ideas on what the problem could be? If you need any more info please let me know.

I have scanned for viruses, spyware, and ran HiJack This. I would appreciate any suggestions!

Thanks!

 

[Demalii]

The system idle process is basically to show you how much resources you have.

You've probably got a bunch of registry problems.. download ccleaner (it's free) and run the registry fixer, see if this helps out.

 

[rockeyman2]

Thank you for the reply. I restored the registry to my backup which was about a week old, it didn't help. I tried a Windows XP repair installation, it did not help either. I have CCleaner and have ran it. No results there either.

Any more suggestions?

 

[EricB]

start, run, Type Msconfig

Uncheck all of those unneeded processes runnning in the background except for your antivirus or email retreiver

 

[CoolNamesTaken]

Same exact thing happend to me when I use K-Lite. All I have to do is either rebbot the system or just wait it out till it starts to respond again.

 

[gab00n]

It is probably your explorer.exe process that is giving you hassels; have you scanned for spyware/adware and virusses? Can you post a list of all the processes running? Maybe you have a trojan or something, but i doubt it very much. Most new ones hide themselves anyway.

 

[uzi9mm]

Just recently my System Idle Process will jump to 100% and the computer will slow down or freeze. This happens mainly at boot up, but sometimes just when I am normally using the computer. Also, when I shut down or restart the PC it freezes on the Windows is shutting down screen for along time before finally shutting down, sometimes I have to manually shut it down with the button on the PC.

I am running Windows XP, 1.7 Ghz Pentium 4, 512 MB memory. I usually have about 24 tasks running at once. 250-400 Commit Charge. Any ideas on what the problem could be? If you need any more info please let me know.

I have scanned for viruses, spyware, and ran HiJack This. I would appreciate any suggestions!

Thanks!

I have 28 processes. and a commit charge or page file use of 205/1482. And the system idle is 97-99 all of the time for me.
It's normal. I know I have no spyware and or viruses.
I use firefox, bazooka scanner, and norton antivirus corporate.

But I dont know why its freezing on you.

 

[rockeyman2]

Thanks for all your advice guys. This morning I went to use the computer and it would get to the desktop (only the image....no Icons or start menu) and would stay there. It took about 5 minutes to even get that far. I just decided to format and reinstall Windows. Now everything is good. I just want to know why it did that.

I had scanned for viruses and spyware with Trend Micro Internet Securities and also for spyware with Spybot S&D and Adaware SE. I also scanned with HiJack this which found nothing suspicious. I don't use K-lite. I also tried booting in diagnostic startup mode, which helped alittle. It would still take along time to boot and shut down and hang up on the startup/shutdown screens.


I don't know what it was.


Thanks alot for your replies!

-Nathan