CPU Maxed Out - HELP - Need Computer geniuses?
Ok, I just bought a used laptop that seems to be in perfect condition. It is a Compaq Presario 1500, 2.0 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB HD. I can not even go to YouTube and watch any more than a minute before he not reduce to a halt. When I pull up perf system, it shows me maxed at 100% after a couple minutes, it will fall to 5-10%, the more it will return to 100% for a few minutes. I stopped all non-microsoft service, I ran Norton and there is no virus, then I disabled that too. I have nothing in startup. And when I do Ctrl-Alt-Del and outsource its almost minimal. When IE is open and I'm going you can stay at 99, sometimes I get a svchost.exe running high. But mostly it seems that IE. I uninstalled the new version and I'm on the basic version of Windows 6. I am running XP Home Edition SP2. I have also done a Defrag ANND that didn't help, I have 21 gig free on HD. Help, I'm running out of ideas.
OK here goes. Laptops, although very popular now a days with the younger ones are for mobility. They have very good power. A 2.0GHz CPU power processor that is obsolete. My office is an old dual core 3.2GHz. 512 MB of RAM is minimum sentence for XP Pro. You need a concert. To tell if you need more RAM, hard drive to watch your light. If your hard drive runs constantly when you do something, then it is called "fly" which means that your processor is using "virtual memory" on your hard drive. If this occurs, add more RAM, but in a portable This is not an easy task and it is much more expensive. I am a former tech, System Admin now. I am certified on laptops from several vendors, desktops and servers. I would not buy a laptop unless I needed mobility. They are expensive, very expensive to maintain, delicate and underpowered. Call me behind the times, but I make my PC from components that like to power. I play and I'll put up against any laptop, you can name. Cheers
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