Expolorer.exe Go Crazy

manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
edited June 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">uses 99% of cpu??!?!?!?</div> ok this is kind of annying i start my pc it works fine and after a few hours explorer.exe starts 2 run in 99% (in ctrl+ alt+ del thingy)

cpu: AMD Athlon™ XP 2600+
Mobo: Elitegroup via KT600-A
Os: windows xp Pro
Ram: 512 ddr
GFX: Geforce FX 5600XT
Sound card: Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS
Browser: Monzila firefox
HDD: 54GB(used) / 80GB (total)
Foppy: donno what its called
CD-ROM: some
CD-R-RW: samsung something
DVD-ROM: none
FAN: A noise reduction HY Artic cooling


for got somthing probly anyhow!!

anyone know how i can fix this annoying problem??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!.... plz tell me
i cba with restarting pc every time it go 99%...


Now that i think of it i posted at wrong place :8 someone move it plz
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    Have you checked for viruses?
  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Have you checked for viruses?
  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Have you checked for viruses?

    And oh yeah <span style='color:cyan'>***Phased***</span> to Off-Topic
  • CartiCarti Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18099Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.trendmicro.com' target='_blank'>http://www.trendmicro.com</a>

    Scan for viruses.. and adware.. Search for "Adaware" and use that program and scan for adware..

    If they dont work... Kill Bill... Gates.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    Virus Scaner:
    <a href='http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php' target='_blank'>http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php</a>

    Spyware killers:
    <a href='http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/' target='_blank'>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/</a>
    <a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=pl' target='_blank'>http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=pl</a>

    install

    update

    run
  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    It's actually explorer.exe doing this? Because "System Idle Process" runs at 99% usually with no problems on my system... are you seeing troubles in performance or is it just concerning you that it "says" it's using loads of CPU power?

    ~ DarkATi
  • HellbillyHellbilly A whole title out of pity... Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 3931Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    pfft, explorer.exe hangs on a normal system every now and then, doesn't have to do with viruses. Just "End Process" and start it again, no harm done. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • VerthandiVerthandi Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10687Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-DarkATi+Jun 11 2004, 08:38 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DarkATi @ Jun 11 2004, 08:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's actually explorer.exe doing this? Because "System Idle Process" runs at 99% usually with no problems on my system... are you seeing troubles in performance or is it just concerning you that it "says" it's using loads of CPU power?

    ~ DarkATi <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    When "System <b>Idle</b> Process" says it's 'using' 99% of the CPU, that means 99% of the CPU power is <b>not</b> being used.
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cartman2b^+Jun 11 2004, 06:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cartman2b^ @ Jun 11 2004, 06:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.trendmicro.com' target='_blank'>http://www.trendmicro.com</a>

    Scan for viruses.. and adware.. Search for "Adaware" and use that program and scan for adware..

    If they dont work... Kill Bill... Gates. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Aww, you killed it. Maybe we could have got more EC members' posts lined up <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • DarkDudeDarkDude Join Date: 2003-08-06 Member: 19088Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Redford+Jun 10 2004, 05:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Redford @ Jun 10 2004, 05:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Have you checked for viruses? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Have you checked for viruses?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Have you checked for viruses?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Maybe you should check for viruses?
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    Also you can use a different shell. Try litestep.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    edited June 2004
    nuff saying have u checked for virus cuz i have 100 times....
    also after formating the pc....

    and tbh SAY IT once dont spamm it
    done ad-aware and there all gone (5 / 5)

    [QUOTE=Writen by Cartman2b^]
    <a href='http://www.trendmicro.com' target='_blank'>http://www.trendmicro.com</a>

    Scan for viruses.. and adware.. Search for "Adaware" and use that program and scan for adware..

    If they dont work... Kill Bill... Gates.[/QUTOE]

    id love to kill him 8P

    [QUOTE=Writen by DarkATi]
    It's actually explorer.exe doing this? Because "System Idle Process" runs at 99% usually with no problems on my system... are you seeing troubles in performance or is it just concerning you that it "says" it's using loads of CPU power?

    ~ DarkATi[/QUOTE]

    yes it do
    the pc go all slow and take 2 mins to open up any program....

    tho i can just restart and it be back to normal for some time

    and 'System Idle Process' is always runing 90%-99%


    [QUOTE=Writen by Hellbilly]
    pfft, explorer.exe hangs on a normal system every now and then, doesn't have to do with viruses. Just "End Process" and start it again, no harm done.[/QUOTE]

    well ok u can end... it!!
    but i wanna know why expolorer.exe do this and become all **y
    i see noreson why it should do this unless if its some hardware thats failing


    [QUOTE=Writen by version91x]
    Also you can use a different shell. Try litestep.[/QUOTE]

    Lite step?


    A btw...

    i resently did upgrade my pc with CPU, MOBO, RAM, GFX (my old one broke.... gf4) and case...


    anyhow thanks for the "sugestions" of what to do
    hope it works out now will edit my main post then <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    if not ill go back and post a new <b>Reply</b>


    Quote wont work....
  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    it's because you have to unquote the quotes...
    <!--c1--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->[QUOTE]Quote goed here...[/QUOTE]<!--c2--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    edited June 2004
    iIF u look i got alot of ====>[/QUOTE]
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    What AntiViruses have you checked with? Have they been updated? This is, after all, pretty common of viruses and there <i>is</i> a possibility that you got the virus again after a format. Also, make sure you have the latest <a href='http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com' target='_blank'>Windows updates</a>.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    edited June 2004
    i got norton system works 2003
    so norton antivirus 2003...

    scanded it yesteryday


    also when installing security thing on windows update
    it says some error
    and that a file is in use and that ishoudl close all programs that might use it...
    and i dont know what program that might use it
    cant remember what file it was atm

    and i cant go try again as windows update seems to be down atm...
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    <a href='http://www.ossl.nl/modules/mydownloads/images/shots/litestep.jpg' target='_blank'>pic</a>

    <a href='http://www.litestep.net/' target='_blank'>http://www.litestep.net/</a>
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    you also have a [/QUTOE], prolly effed the whole thing.
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    edited June 2004
    [edit]nah, never mind[/edit]
  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    omg.. neva use norton this ugleh resource hog..
  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    How many RAM sticks do you have?

    If you have 2, try unplugging one, and load it. If it still has the high resource use, try with the other RAM stick.

    And if it is still stuck at high resources consumption, could be the disk.
    If it does return to normal though, your RAM stick is baaaad.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    edited June 2004
    i got only got 1
    but gana get an otehr one as 512 aint that much
    so its porbly not that!!!


    gana test lightstep thingy


    and what is so wrong with norton ?!?!??!?!?
    cuz u cant afford it?


    and version91x
    that looks cool <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Well.. as to the problems I have had with norton...

    1) Runs slowly for an anti-virus software
    2) Does not pick up on all the virus/spy ware/malware
    3) I have had it cause random deletion of windows reg keys ( I don't know why)
    4) See 1-3 repeated about seven times

    :-)

    Avg or trend micro for virus scan.. use AVG if you can't get online, or trend-micros if you can. As for the Ad-aware and Spy bot.. both are very good, together they pwn. :-)

    Other then that Norton also tends to have a nasty habit of not liking the spyware dectotors.. aka Ad-aware/spy bot. Althought it could just have been the ME computer I was working on... not sure on that one.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    norton got no anti spyware it got anti virus
    and it found it for me

    as i belive as u said it delete randomly win reg files
    mabey they were viruses u dled?!
  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Somehow I do not think that windows system reg files are virii.. :-)

    Anyway.. since Norton doesn't detect spy-ware/malware.. I can see why I prefer my PC-Cillin to that :-)
  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-manrin+Jun 11 2004, 08:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (manrin @ Jun 11 2004, 08:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and what is so wrong with norton ?!?!??!?!?
    cuz u cant afford it? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hahahahaha

    A little rule of thumb for you. Just because something is more expensive, doesn't mean it does the job any better.

    Norton is just a bloated piece o' crap.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    ok plz keep to the topic
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Sounds like spyware to me.

    Solutions:

    -Download <a href='http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button' target='_blank'>Ad-aware 6.0 build 181</a> and update it, then scan your pc.

    - Download <a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download' target='_blank'>Spybot S&D 1.3</a> , and follow the nice wizard.

    - If you don't have a good virusscanner already:

    Download :<a href='http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php' target='_blank'>AVG</a>
    Its free, and as far as I know it is a very good Virusscanner.

    If none of this might help (I doubt it), you should make a backup of important files and just reinstall your pc, nice and clean.
  • manrinmanrin Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19340Awaiting Authorization
    ok 100 ppl have said get ad-aware and/or spybot ig ot both
    as i have said
    i have serched (afte i updated em...) those found are gone
    and it still went to 99%

    and i got no viruses
  • GrillkohleGrillkohle Join Date: 2003-12-23 Member: 24695Members, Constellation
    Slightly off-topic: Your spelling makes my eyes bleed. This is a forum, not a chat room, so correct grammar and spelling is appropriate.

    Sorry, but I just had to point this out.
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