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nomearod

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1. August 2005 @ 03:47

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This has been happening for quite some time now. Whatever I am doing in the computer, no matter how simple the task is, there are occasional "hang-ups" that cause the computer to respond too slowly for a while, then return to normal. It is only recently that I found out it was caused by a sudden increase in the CPU usage, often by the "services.exe" process. Any ideas on why this happens and any suggestions to resolve this? It's kinda annoying already. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Here are the specs of my PC:

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
Memory: 2 sticks 256MB DDR
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional
Video Card: Nvdia GeForce 4 MX440

If you guys need more info to help, just let me know what they are.

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ddp

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1. August 2005 @ 07:28

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nomearod

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2. August 2005 @ 01:36

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Thanks. I will try it ASAP.

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nomearod

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2. August 2005 @ 12:36

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It still happens. Any other ideas?

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ddp

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2. August 2005 @ 12:51

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see what is running in task manager

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nomearod

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2. August 2005 @ 13:15

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Here are the common stuff that appear in the task manager:

ccApp.exe
ccEvtMgr.exe
ccSetMgr.exe
CSRSS.exe
CZFMDksk.exe
Defwatch.exe
DLLHOST.exe (There are two of these)
explorer.exe
ezSP_Px.exe
hpcmpmgr.exe
imejpmgr.exe
inetinfo.exe
internat.exe
iTouch.exe
jusched.exe
LSASS.EXE
LVCOMSX.EXE
mshta.exe
msiexec.exe
mstask.exe
NTVDM.EXE
wowowexec.exe
nvsvc32.exe
PCAlert4.exe
PDSched.exe
regsvc.exe
Rtvscan.exe
SERVICES.EXE
SMSS.EXE
SOUNDMAN.EXE
spoolsv.exe
SpySweeper.exe
stisvc.exe
svchost.exe (I have four of these)
System
System Idle Process
TASKMGR.EXE
UAService7.exe
VPTray.exe
WINLOGON.EXE
WinMgmt.exe
WRSSSDK.EXE

Those are the processes that (I think) are already present after startup. I did not include others in the list as of writing this message (ex: FireFox.exe, ypager.exe, etc.) because I'm quite sure the problem still occurs without those.

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ddp

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2. August 2005 @ 13:19

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do a search for each meaning as i think the 1st 3 are part of windows. especially check this wowowexec.exe, Defwatch.exe & DLLHOST.exe

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