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Help with computer problem (100% cpu usage every 2 mins)?
I don't know what's been going on with my computer lately.
When firefox is open and being used CPU usage is 0-40% depending on the website (like yahoo answers vs youtube), but every 2 minutes it will spike up to 100% and cause a video or game I am playing to lag for 5 seconds and then it goes back to normal.
Basically it spikes to max CPU usage every 2-3 minutes no matter what I'm doing, whether I'm online or on word processor or even if I have nothing but the task manager on the main screen open.
Is it a virus? Or a hardware malfunction? Can anyone help me out?
5 AnswersDesktops1 decade agoRAM upgrades for my desktop?
I have recently used the Crucial System Scanner, and it has found that I am currently running 512 mb of RAM in one holder.
The compatibility box said that I could run up to 2 GB of RAM.
In order to get to the 2 GB of ram, I'd need to replace the 512 mb stick with two 1 GB sticks.
Should I do this? Or would it be better for me to keep the original 512 mb stick in and be able to get a maximum of 1.5 GB?
Is it safe for my computer to use two 1 GB sticks?
Any input is appreciated. Thanks.
6 AnswersDesktops1 decade agoShould I uninstal my Internet Explorer since i have firefox?
I have both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. I need to know if i should uninstall Internet Explorer seeing as I have Firefox.
6 AnswersOther - Internet1 decade agoPlease help with a math question?
can you simplify this?
5(3m + 1 ) - 8 (2m + 3)
your help would be greatly apreciated
1 AnswerHomework Help1 decade agoWhat made Walt Whitman be called the "Father of Free Verse"?
1 AnswerPoetry1 decade agoDoes this bother you?
Does it bother you that the day zooms by too fast to really enjoy anything?
I mean you wake up, and next thing you know its dinner, then its bed, then you wake up and the same thing happens
Also, when you are a baby its like a dream, then you wake up and your 15, then you blink and your 40...
I do not like how the day goes so fast =(
Anyone else have the same feeling?
8 AnswersMental Health1 decade agoHeres a little baseball joke..(no question mark needed)?
Some of you might have already heard this joke, but here it is.
Four fans of baseball, all fans of different teams, are at a cliff
There is a Toronto Blue Jays fan, a Boston Redsox fan, a San Diego Padres fan, and a New York Yankees fan
The Blue jays fan says, "This is for the blue jays!" and jumps off the cliff
The padres fan says, "This is for the padres!" and jumps off the cliff
The Redsox fan says, "This is for the redsox!!!!!@!@!@!@!"
And pushes the Yankees fan off the cliff.
(yeah i know its not that good, but was bored)
9 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade agoPlease help.....hypercam 2 help....PLEASE?
Please i need to know if hypercam 2 gives any viruses!
And what is the best site to download hypercam 2 off of?
1 AnswerOther - Internet1 decade agoBullying???
Ok, there is this kid at my school. He is the ordinary "geek" and "nerd." Almost everyone (except like 1 kid) doesn't pick on him.
But i kinda feel bad because he invited me to his birthday party last year and now i'm making fun of him...am i a bad person?
Oh, and he comes up with the LAMEST comebacks..heres one of my favorites from him "Go jump in a pit of boiling snakes!"
So yeah, he is probably the most picked on kid in my grade, but am i a bad person for picking on him?
6 AnswersFriends1 decade agoChoose wisely...?
Who would you like to be the last one on earth with? Is it a person, a toy, a pet, or something else?
The person/thing you choose should be something you care about a lot..and only one person/thing can be chosen
10 AnswersPolls & Surveys1 decade agoHmmmm.....?
If you were doing nothing...wouldn't you be doing something..by doing nothing?
Also, if you were going nowhere, you would be going somewhere because nowhere is somewhere....right?
15 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade agoWhich one should I buy?? Guitar Hero 2 or 3?
Should i buy Guitar Hero 2 or Guitar Hero 3 for my Play station 2?!?
I read good reviews for both of them them but I don't know which one i should get!
Help!!
9 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade agoDid Stephen Hawking have any brothers/sisters?! If so what are their names?
Please help!
1 AnswerGenealogy1 decade agoOk, is the percent increase from 25 to 100 the same as the percent decrease from 100 to 25? PLEASE HELP!?
Ok, so this is a question on my homework..you DO NOT need to answer this is you think it is cheating.
I would be very grateful if you could help.
4 AnswersHomework Help1 decade ago