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Billybobjoejoejoe asked in Computers & InternetHardwareDesktops · 1 decade ago

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?

Update:

I've got 48-50 processes running at all times, but this has never happened before. And even when usual memory hogs like firefox are closed the CPU still spikes to 100%.

Verizonservicepoint.exe is next on the list with ~34.5 K and then Svchost.exe with ~29k.

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  • Ernie B
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Check your Startup file for some sort of useless trash that thinks it should be running from power on to power off. Disable the items that you know you do not need, Google the ones you don't.

    Note: Advanced System Care (free) has a neat tool for doing this in it's windows manager app.

    Good Luck

  • Native New Yorker
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    If you're using Firefox, it can be a memory hog. The way fix it is by downloading an add-on called AFOM, which will help bring down you CPU usage.

    The link below is the website where you can down the add-on.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/119...

    I hope this information is very helpful.

    Good luck

    Source(s): native
  • visick
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    you should get a sparkling adapter because if there is something incorrect with plugging in the cord. possibly there's a scarcity in it or a twisted up cord. getting a sparkling you will be able to maximum in all threat help you also can attempt going to regulate panel and open up "upload or get rid of classes" and deleting classes you do not opt for. that would want to help, social gathering: "insert application call" takes up extremely some area. deleting it would want to advance you pc body price be careful now to not delete any impotent stuff (also attempt hitting "kind through" and click "length" in the drop down record)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    sounds like some program is using your cpu, or a trojan. look in task manager-running processes and how much power is used by each 40% is far too much.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There have to be two issues:

    a. Virus Infection (Use Avast free)

    b. Corrupt Registry/System errors (Use Reginout )

    I am sure it will fix for you.

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