System Idle Process

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System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager. I've
read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight it
and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
Thanks
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sue

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Hi

That process measures the amount of time that the CPU isn't being used. The
high the %, the better. Please don't try and close down the process.

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Will Denny
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"sue40" <sue40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34E49676-A9C1-4F72-84B9-68FED223CE14@microsoft.com...
> System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager.
> I've
> read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight
> it
> and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
> Thanks
> --
> sue

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thanks Jim, I understand a bit more now. but my puter sounds like it is
fixing to take off. every min. or 2 it reves up. my fans are clean. i just
don't know what the problem is.
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sue


"Jim" wrote:

>
> "sue40" <sue40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34E49676-A9C1-4F72-84B9-68FED223CE14@microsoft.com...
> > System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager.
> > I've
> > read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight
> > it
> > and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
> > Thanks
> > --
> > sue
> Yes, there certainly is. Just give your computer some real work to do. You
> should understand that time spent by the idle process is time spent when the
> computer has no work to do.
> Jim
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