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08-07-2004, 11:28 PM
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task manager question
is it normal for the system idle process in the cpu column near 100 all the time
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08-07-2004, 11:34 PM
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Ride 'em Cowboy
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I can't make out the pic. But the 100 sounds normal as long as the CPU usage at the bottom isn't at 100.
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08-07-2004, 11:35 PM
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couldn't u magnify it if u leave the mouse on the pic long enough
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08-08-2004, 12:24 AM
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My system idle process varies from 97-99, but my CPU usage under performance is usually around 0-2% when my computer is doing nothing. So I would say it’s normal.
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08-08-2004, 12:30 AM
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If you have processes taking up 100% of the CPU all the time, unless you're running something like F@H which you'd expect to be doing this, it's not a bad idea to run virus and spyware scans.
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08-08-2004, 12:32 AM
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so is the system idle process suppose to be less if u have more things running, since its called the system IDLE process.
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08-08-2004, 12:33 AM
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All that means is that that proses is using 99% of 0%. Or how much % that process is using of how much preformance the cpu is giving out.
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08-08-2004, 12:34 AM
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ok, i am confused lol can someone just tell me if it is normal or not
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08-08-2004, 01:01 AM
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I am almost 100% positive that it is normal, read this passagebelow from this site… http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm
“Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 only. This is a process which runs on each CPU in your PC/Server and whose sole purpose is to total up the amount of time when the processor is not doing anything. In Task Manager (Task List) this process usually accounts for the majority of processor time.” And we are not talking about CPU usage under the performance tab, if that was close to 100% when the computer was doing nothing than that would no doubt be bad, but we are talking about the CPU under the processes tab. Last edited by Matt_Smi; 08-08-2004 at 01:03 AM. |
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08-08-2004, 01:23 AM
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My bad..........
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08-08-2004, 09:42 AM
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ok thanks u very much saved me from a lot of worrying
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