Processes Help on Win XP

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

I have been looking at the processes being performed on my pc as it seems very slow lately can anyone help me. I have a picture here to show whats happening.

**Aido** · 22nd January 2003

Can't read that mate.

Try typing the following at the command prompt and post the results:

tasklist /v

You have defragged the HDD Etc..

Have you got free memory and so on?

What spec is the machine?

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

I did what you said but the program closes after it loads up, I have a amd 450, its a old machine but never this slow especially at load up.

**Aido** · 22nd January 2003

I guess you're typing it straight into Start -> Run?

In that case you need to enter 'cmd' into that box, which launches the command prompt, then just type the command in there and it won't quit..

You just highlight it to select it and then right click to copy to the clipboard.

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jay>tasklist /v

Image Name PID Session Name Session# Mem Usage Status
User Name CPU Time Window T
itle

System 4 Console 0 40 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:41 N/A

SMSS.EXE 296 Console 0 44 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:00 N/A

CSRSS.EXE 352 Console 0 2,288 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:01:25 N/A

WINLOGON.EXE 376 Console 0 1,604 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:34 NetDDE A
gent
SERVICES.EXE 420 Console 0 1,240 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:09 N/A

LSASS.EXE 432 Console 0 1,420 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:06 N/A

SVCHOST.EXE 584 Console 0 1,104 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:01 N/A

SVCHOST.EXE 608 Console 0 6,884 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:32 N/A

SVCHOST.EXE 676 Console 0 752 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE 0:00:00 N/A

SPOOLSV.EXE 836 Console 0 612 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:00 N/A

AVGSERV.EXE 952 Console 0 204 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:00 N/A

VSMON.EXE 1128 Console 0 2,644 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:19 N/A

MINILOG.EXE 1204 Console 0 524 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:00 N/A

CMESys.exe 1612 Console 0 1,636 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:11 hookwin

PCTSPK.EXE 1620 Console 0 344 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:01 HSP56 Sp
kPhone
AVGCC32.EXE 1628 Console 0 764 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:00 N/A

HPSJPL32.EXE 1640 Console 0 392 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:00 Hpsjpl32

ICQLite.exe 1652 Console 0 1,520 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:24:06 N/A

msmsgs.exe 1756 Console 0 7,408 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:12 steve105
74 - Conversation
zapro.exe 1776 Console 0 1,128 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:15 N/A

SVCHOST.EXE 3664 Console 0 128 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE 0:00:00 N/A

EXPLORER.EXE 1404 Console 0 31,276 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:22:41 N/A

SVCHOST.EXE 2096 Console 0 1,156 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM 0:00:00 N/A

msimn.exe 2024 Console 0 13,452 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:34 Inbox -
Outlook Express provided by Freeserve
YPager.exe 2168 Console 0 12,676 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:05 Yahoo! M
essenger
cmd.exe 3652 Console 0 1,028 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:00 C:\WINDO
WS\System32\cmd.exe - tasklist /v
tasklist.exe 3720 Console 0 2,720 K Running
JAY\Jay 0:00:00 OleMainT
hreadWndName
wmiprvse.exe 3732 Console 0 3,608 K Running
NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE 0:00:00 N/A

**Aido** · 22nd January 2003

how long's the box been up?

explorer & icqlite have used over 40 minutes CPU time all by themselves..

in task manager, what's the cpu usage of the box at the moment?

how much memory is in the box?

start off by defragmenting the disk via Computer Management

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

box been up?

if you mean pc powered on i have been on for about 1:30mins

cpu usage is 100%

**Aido** · 22nd January 2003

Okay mate, definitely a problem, if you click on the Processes tab in Task Manager and then click on the CPU column header it will sort the processes by CPU usage - if explorer.exe is using all the CPU then try killing that, what is icqlite? A different version of ICQ??

Any other processes using a lot of CPU as well?

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

Yes ICQlite is a new version and that and explorer are using 48 and 47 cpu

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

system idel process is now using 90 after i uninstalled icqlite

**Aido** · 22nd January 2003

Does the machine feel more responsive now then mate?

**zapiy** · 22nd January 2003

not really

**YouSuck** · 23rd January 2003

Here is what you should do. Run Msconfig in the start run menue. hen disable anything but run32.dll and systray. That is all you need everything else is pointless extras that you dont really need. Uncheck all those and reboot. Makesure you make a backup incase you have a weird configuration. Should help you a ton!