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Thread ID: 48811 2004-09-01 23:03:00 Laptop Fan and Processor Running All The time Winston001 (3612) Press F1
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268127 2004-09-02 09:20:00 Well I did go back to an earlier restore point which undid the change (OE promptly forgot my password) but it is worth another try.

I've now run Spy Sweeper and partly run About Buster. SS did find Coolweb and a couple of other pieces of spyware. But Task Manager still shows "System" using anywhere from 60 - 96% of the CPU.

Searched for "System" but lots of files found and I'm an amateur.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Will now try another restore point. 		Winston001 (3612)
268128 2004-09-03 00:10:00 The saga continues. Last night I lost my sound but it is back this morning.

I notice that the fan seems to be working less some of the time.

When I open Task Manager - Performance, the CPU usage immediately jumps from the bottom of the graph to the top ie 100%. So it must be the task manager which is using the CPU at that moment.

So why is the fan running all the time?

The most telling sign that there is a problem is that the PC will not shutdown. After 5 or 10 minutes I hold down the power button for about 10 seconds and it switches off. 		Winston001 (3612)
268129 2004-09-03 00:40:00 The CPU running at 100% is what will cause the fan to run, the CPU gets very hot under circumstances of high acvtivity. Just like some humans.

My guess is that the PC has recently become aware of the number of hours you actually charge out, and has become very guilty about it, feeling like it really should be actually working on something to justify it?

But, thats only my guess .... 		godfather (25)
268130 2004-09-08 07:26:00 Time for an update .

I've been so distressed by this problem that I can't even summon up a fitting reply to GF!

Sad news . My beloved laptop has to go into an HP hospital (sob) . I finally ran a hard drive analysis (an XP feature) and got a "Read test failed . Refer to Warranty"

So I have .

Thanks again for all your help . 		Winston001 (3612)
268131 2004-09-30 23:10:00 Yes! Back in business. HP replaced the HD under warranty and also installed a new CD drive. Now I just have to find my way through the backup of the old HD and reactivate my programs. Not as simple as I thought - it seems I have to reinstall some stuff.

So the good news is the problem was not of my doing. For that I have to thank all the many helpful members of PF1 for advice and good ideas over the past 18 months.

Have a great day y'all. :D 		Winston001 (3612)
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