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  • Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:47 AMyouproicon69 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    i am running windows service pack 1 on an e machine (gateway)  T5254 model when i start windows explorer my cpu spikes up to a 100 % usage is that common and safe please reply because my computer is my world
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  • Saturday, July 04, 2009 10:28 PMJack - Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hello youproicon69,

    Thank you for posting.  How long does the CPU usage stay at 100%.  It is not out of the ordinary for this to happen for very brief periods (1 or 2 seconds).  If the CPU usage is staying at 100% for long periods of time when you do not have resource intensive applications or processes running it can be indicative of a problem.  The first thing that comes to mind is malware.  If you are even the slightest bit concerned that you could have malware on your system I would read and follow the advice of the Microsoft MVP’s in this thread from the Security and Privacy Forum:

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/fa30853d-719a-4265-9e7b-9287567d31e3

    Make sure you run all three scans.  Let us know how long your CPU stays spiked at 100% and the results of the scans in your reply.

    Thanks,

    Jack

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  • Saturday, July 04, 2009 10:28 PMJack - Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hello youproicon69,

    Thank you for posting.  How long does the CPU usage stay at 100%.  It is not out of the ordinary for this to happen for very brief periods (1 or 2 seconds).  If the CPU usage is staying at 100% for long periods of time when you do not have resource intensive applications or processes running it can be indicative of a problem.  The first thing that comes to mind is malware.  If you are even the slightest bit concerned that you could have malware on your system I would read and follow the advice of the Microsoft MVP’s in this thread from the Security and Privacy Forum:

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/fa30853d-719a-4265-9e7b-9287567d31e3

    Make sure you run all three scans.  Let us know how long your CPU stays spiked at 100% and the results of the scans in your reply.

    Thanks,

    Jack

    Jack
    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
    Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.