In news:treborback.1xc2qb@pcbanter.net,
treborback <treborback.1xc2qb@pcbanter.net> had this to say:

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> jbpq Wrote:
>> Really don't know what to do to diagnose the problem :
>>
>> I've just reinsattaled WinXP Home on my computer two weeks ago ...
>> since a
>> few days, it's very slow and my CPU usage is at 100 % ... i did stop
>> some
>> processes but it's always at 100 %. Anybody knows where to look at
>> to find
>> the problem ?
>>
>> JBPQ
> Hi JBPQ,
> I have the same problem myself (I use XP Pro). To overcome it (albeit
> only temporarily) go to: right click My Computer, left click
> Properties, left click Advanced, left click Settings. Select "Adjust
> for best performance" or "Adjust for best appearance", click Apply and
> then OK (experiment with these settings). This seems to work for me
> every time - hope it works for you!
> Are there members who know of a permanent solution to this problem?

Without knowing more information my FIRST suggestion would be check for
malware ASAP.

Malware Cleaning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html


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