Windows Task Manager

Something is going on with my computer. It's running at 100% even when its idle, so what I was wondering is what is necesary to have windows open (e.g. explorer.exe)?

Sounds like you may well be infected with a virus or a crapload of spy/adware.

Get a good virus scanner (such as Norton AntiVirus) and a good spyware/adware scanner (such as Spybot Search & Destroy). Update the definitions for both and run each one.

Hope that helps.

Dumb question, but have you restarted? I get that problem alot, mainly after playing certain games, or IE will take up 100%... but restarting has always fixed the problem for me.

Also, found:

http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-126188
http://forums.devshed.com/t121605/s.html
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/w...rum/99449.html

Any of those work?

I just downloaded the current definitions with no avail. One wierd thing is, when I run Norton's it finds 15 virussss but it tells me I can't delete them.

Try running a free online scan by Trend Micro.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

It has found and cleaned a couple of things that Norton didn't get before for me.
I use it as a back-up to Norton.

here's a list of services for XP
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

and for 2000
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

Read through them and see what you need. I cut a 15% CPU usage at idle on a fresh install of XP down to 2% using it.

Whole lot o' crap that needn't be running by default

I have the same problem

The process which is 99% is "wisnet.exe"

I dunno what to do :-(

You can read all about wisnet.exe here: http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/ente...ame=TROJ_VB.AX

Delete all your restore points, then you should be able to get rid of all the viruses.

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Originally posted by yasunobu13
here's a list of services for XP
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

and for 2000
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

Read through them and see what you need. I cut a 15% CPU usage at idle on a fresh install of XP down to 2% using it.

Whole lot o' crap that needn't be running by default

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thats a good site.. i did the supertweak on my old 450 mhz gateway and it was faster than my new 2600 mhz e machines by like 100%
how sad is that haha