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Task Manager - System Image running high

Steve A

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 8:53PM

Hi,
My parents are running a Windows 95 machine which is running painfully slowly. I've looked in the Task Manager and 'System' is running at around 80% even when no other resource hungry tasks running.

After looking on the net this is a common problem, but there are literally hundreds of different messages being given. So I thought I'd come on here and hopefully get some guidance.

What could be causing this issue? I'm fully up to date with windows update, I've run a virus scan an found no issues with this either.

Any advice would be greatly received. Thanks

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Technotiger

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 8:58PM

If you mean System Idle Process, this is quite normal and is reading correctly. Not unusual for this to read in the 90's percentage-wise.

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Steve A

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:00PM

Hi Technotiger,

No, I don't mean the System Idle process. I'm aware that this is quite often high when nothing is happening. It's the image name 'System'. That's what made me query it.

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Technotiger

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:07PM

Perhaps it is doing auto-updates or similar behind-the-scenes'?

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Steve A

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:09PM

Possibly, but its been doing it most of the time for quite a few weeks so I would expect any updates to be cleared in the time the problems have been occurring.

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Technotiger

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:13PM

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Perhaps you could also reduce some of the items that run automatically at Start-up, that may not really be needed at that time.

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Steve A

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:17PM

Sorry, I've just noticed I've put Windows 95, when I'm actually running Windows XP. I was talking about it whilst typing and didn't realise!

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Technotiger

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Posted September 4, 2009 at 9:34PM

XP - in that case, it could also be creating System Restore Points, running Auto-scans with various programs, defragging or M'soft updates among other things.

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