hey guys. i hope anyone one can help me on this one.

i don't know why but my cpu is reaching 100% load while im not doing nothing... im using vista ultimate edition and i use a gadget to monitor the cpu usage, and it fills out 100% on every core. im using a Intel Q6600 @ 2.4GHz.
but when i open the task manager, the cpu usage drops down to normal again... but when i close the Task manager, it goes up to 100%.

i don't know why it does this, is it because of a windows update? cuz yesterday i wanst having this problem. i was planning on instaling CRYSIS, and the windows recommended an update (before i could play the game i must download the update) so i did, i left the computer doing the update.. and today when i instal CRYSIS, i see that i have a problem with the CPU usage...

can anyone help me plz? i just don't know what to do ..

tks in advance

i don't know if it help but here you have the applications that are instaled on my pc:

-Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
-Adobe Flash Player Plugin
-Ava Find
-Crysis(R)
-Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
-Intle(R) PRO Network Connections 12.1.12.0
-Internet Download Manager
-Java(TM)6 Update 2
-Java(TM)6 Update 3
-Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
-LimeWire PRO 4.15.0
-Messenger Plus! Live
-Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
-Microsoft Visual C + + 2005 redistributable
-Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.11)
-NVIDIA Drivers
-Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
-Punkbuster Services
-Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
-Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
-Virtua Tennis 3
-Vista Codec Package
-Windows Live Installer
-Windows Live Messenger
-Windows Live Sign-in Assistant
-WinRAR archiver

Did you format the drive when you installed vista? I didnt the first time either and I had the same problem.
I ended up re-installing vista (did a complete format this time) and the problem went away.

this is not the first time that this has happened to me... its the second time.. the first time i formated the system partition and instaled windows again.
my dad had the same problem. and he did something to make it go away but he doesnt remember.. do you have any other suggestions besides formatting?

tks

1. Press ctrl+alt+del to run task manager, there you can see what app in particular is running the CPU at 100%

2. If you can't get to the bottom of it that way then un-install the update. Do this from control panel, programs, view installed updates

tks .. ill try that.. i really appreciate it =)

nope.. i tryed ctrl+alt+del but when i do that ... the cpu load goes down so i can't see if it's a program that's consuming it...

and i un-installed the last update before this problem and it still persists =(..

anymore suggestions?

Try shutting down any suspect programs, such as that AVA search for example. Maybe it's stuck in some sort of indexing loop. Shut down all running programs one by one until you hit the right one.

I'd also scan for spyware. Try another free one such as adaware if spybot doesn't see anyhthing.
Also try shutting down Kaspesrsky.

If all else fails try a system restore.

i tried to shut down the programs and the problems still persists... im donwloading ADAWARE now... what do you think the problem may be?

Not sure. Hard to say until you narrow it down. Something is running. Either a program or some windows process. Could be virus or spyware or it could be something simply malfunctioning, either hardware or software.
Try booting into safe mode (press f8 after startup, just before windows starts to load) and see if it is happening there.

Another idea: start task manager, highlight 'explorer.exe' and then 'end process'. Now, still in task manager, go to file 'new task (run) and type 'explorer' and hit enter. See if you still have problem.

Does the PC seem slow and unresponsive during these 100% episodes? Is it happening all the time and after every boot?

Do you still have the windows old folder? If you do, then that means you didnt format. It caused me problems even when I deleted the folder. There was some kind of conflict, even loading a webpage was 100% cpu usage and dog slow. I couldnt deal with it anymore. I formatted and the problem is now gone.

I had a similar problem which seemed to be a running battle between UAC(User account control) and Zone Alarm. Could try disabling UAC and see if that makes a difference.
Also check your power managment options as my Q6600 was being throttled right back, and seemed to be using an excessive amount of processing power.

http://blogs.msdn.com/richardt/arc [...] uency.aspx

instead of alt ctrl del, try ctrl + shift + esc, this goes striate to the task manager instantly so might catch that rogue usage

I'm thinking whatever program you are using to monitor CPU usage may not be working properly... So another thing to do is try a different program to monitor CPU usage.

Great point. I should have told him to look into this at the outset. I think he's gone now though.

hey guys... im sorry for the delay i was on vacation without any internet available... im gunna try out everything you said
ill keep you posted

thanks =)=)