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Booting Windows XP Pro without an ethernet cable in port results in high CPU
usage at 53% despite no extra programs running. When I boot the system with a
live Ethernet cable in the port, the CPU usage is only 1% and the computer
works perfectly. Also when I compared the processes running in Task Manager
with the computer booted both ways, they are the same ie there must be some
program running that is hidden or some system program crashes on boot up
using up CPU? I have scanned for spyware and viruses but as I said, the
computer CPU works perfectly if I boot it with a live ethernet cable in the
port. It is a new hard drive with a fresh Windows XP Pro installed.
Thanks in advance.
Booting Windows XP Pro without an ethernet cable in port results in high CPU
usage at 53% despite no extra programs running. When I boot the system with a
live Ethernet cable in the port, the CPU usage is only 1% and the computer
works perfectly. Also when I compared the processes running in Task Manager
with the computer booted both ways, they are the same ie there must be some
program running that is hidden or some system program crashes on boot up
using up CPU? I have scanned for spyware and viruses but as I said, the
computer CPU works perfectly if I boot it with a live ethernet cable in the
port. It is a new hard drive with a fresh Windows XP Pro installed.
Thanks in advance.