N neo Feb 4, 2004 #1 when ever i open up task manager the task named: system idle process is taking up about 98 percent of my cpu what gives?
when ever i open up task manager the task named: system idle process is taking up about 98 percent of my cpu what gives?
C Carey Frisch [MVP] Feb 5, 2004 #2 Apparently, you are misinterpreting the information. Open Task Manager and look at it again. Your CPU usage is only 2% which means 98% of your CPU is idling and waiting for something to do. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | when ever i open up task manager the task named: | system idle process is taking up about 98 percent of my | cpu what gives?
Apparently, you are misinterpreting the information. Open Task Manager and look at it again. Your CPU usage is only 2% which means 98% of your CPU is idling and waiting for something to do. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | when ever i open up task manager the task named: | system idle process is taking up about 98 percent of my | cpu what gives?
