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501198 2006-11-22 20:06:00 While using my computer (Windows XP Pro ) I sometimes find it appears to freeze up and on pressing Control Alt delete and then checking processes I find System Idle Process CPU 99 Memory 20K. Can anyone explain what this means and is this cpu 99 the cause of the go slow. Thanks norrol (2154)
501199 2006-11-22 20:14:00 The CPU is idle 99% of the time at that moment, so no application or process is hogging your CPU, the reason for the freeze is elsewhere. (It's just sitting waiting for something.) R2x1 (4628)
501200 2006-11-22 20:15:00 Hi, because the cpu must always be doing something with its cycles, if not processing your programme instructions, it just go to the idle process....it is saying I am doing nothing! SolMiester (139)
501201 2006-11-23 08:50:00 Thanks R2x1 and SolMiester fully understand now what this means so my freeze problem is elsewhere Norrol norrol (2154)
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