solderjockey
Technical User
Hopefully someone out there can help me out on this one. I recently installed XP Pro on my work machine, and it just seemed kind of sluggish. I noticed that it was using anywhere from 40 - 65% cpu even with no programs open. The funny thing is, what the processes tab reports does not line up with what the performance tab reports. I.E., processes reports system idle process at 97%, and explorer at 3%. Then I click over to the performance tab, and it reports something like 55% processor usage. I have run a thorough virus & trojan scan, and both came back clean. I was under the impression that with no programs open, it was supposed to vary between 2 and 10%. When I ran Sysinternals Process Explorer, it reorted System Idle Process and Interrupt request alternating between 45 and 55%. Needless to say, I am stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.