My CPU usage is always high on this system, I am running windows xp, with 256mb ram and 1ghz processor, and at the moment i only got msn on and the cpu usage is 68-70+, what is the reason for been so high and can I sort it out?

TIA.

Well what is using it in task manager? Assume your using winnt xx. Hope so anyways, if no switch to win2k. ;)

If using winnt xx then disabled un-needed serivces and programs that run on startup using msconfig.

cya,
Will

@DaMaster - is this immediately on start up or after a while?
In addtion to what war59312 says, you might want to look at Task Manager/Processes to see what is running.

I have disabled uneeded services and I only have 21 process, most of them from windows, and windowsblind and msn, thats the only process I have.

Yea but how much proessor power is each of those using?

I have a 1 ghz with 512 ram and I ran across the same problem except it was using 100%. I traced my problem down to Norton 2004, went back to Norton 2003 and solved my problem.

Even on norton 2003, its the same and plus I have auto-protection off.

have you tried running a spyware elimination program? I found that to be one of my many problems. I dont run an antivirus, thats how I solved my problem! hope everything works out

Regards,
~PCTech