Taskinfo showing int+dpc every 60 seconds while cpu hangs

[w6jxm]

I am running xp pro with AMD xp2100 on Asus MB and avery 60 seconds the computer will freeze for about 1-2 seconds at which point the cpu monitor in Taskinfo2003 shows a spike in the "hardware interrupts and deferred procedures" part of the monotoring screen.

I am trying to figure what it is tryiong to access. Is it and IRQ number problem or driver incompatibility or what. I could live with it but playing audio or video and having it hang every minute is rather anoying.

 

[linney]

Try running in Safe Mode for a few minutes and see if the problem goes away.


To get further information about the error look in your Event viewer.

Look in the System or Application folder. You can get to the Event Viewer via right click My Computer icon and select Manage.

Any errors logged in the Event Viewer can be expanded by double clicking on the error line.

Take any event error I.D. number and search for it on these sites.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr.../prodtechnol/winxppro/support/EE_winxppro.asp

http://www.eventid.net/events.asp

To Check your RAM.

http://www.memtest86.com/

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

To check your drivers.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp

To check conflicting software.

Type MSCONFIG in the Run Box to see what is loading at start up.

310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316434&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Spybot

http://security.kolla.de/

Ad-aware

http://www.lavasoft.nu

Hijack This

http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

Will check your computer for spyware and adware.



To checkout unnecessary services you are running.

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Windows.


Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp