How to Determine What Causes High CPU Usage in Windows XP

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Tip 1 - How to Determine What Causes High CPU Usage in Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Erika Cadena | permalink

High CPU usage on a business computer leads to sluggish performance as there is not enough processing power to run all the programs you have active simultaneously. You can lower CPU usage by closing ...

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Tip 2 - How do I troubleshoot high CPU usage?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gitika Kalra | permalink

My CPU usage is very high by default. As soon as I starts a program it touches the maximum. After some time it becomes normal. I have a doubt that my disk is infected. So I tried to install Malware...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/329312/how-do-i-troubleshoot-high-cpu-usage ^[2]

Tip 3 - How do I fix this high CPU usage svchost virus or whatever it is? - Ask Leo!

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joydeep Bose | permalink

Many people are experiencing high CPU usage, often 100%, in svchost. Svchost is not a virus, but many people think it acts like one.

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Tip 4 - How to Fix a High CPU Usage in Windows XP | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Guilhamet Daniele | permalink

High CPU usage slows down your computer and can cause freezing of computer operations. Consider troubleshooting this problem yourself---you will save money on a computer tech, and know how to fix this issue in the future. No special software is needed, and diagnosis can be made with the software already included in windows XP.

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