This is weird. I posted a problem that I was having with the CPU usage constantly being high, at like 80%+. I then concluded that it is probably just the programs not displaying it correctly, as it didn't always do it. Now, though, I'm not sure...
This is what is happening. While I was surfing the net, I noticed that the Dial-up Networkin Icon in the taskbar was flashing real fast, faster than normal. I tried opening it, but double clicking wouldn't work. In fact, double clicking wouldn't open anything. I then right clicked and checked status, and everything was indeed moving faster than normal, even the time!!! Every second would pass by in only a fraction of a second. I then checked the Windows clock in the lower right corner, and sure enough it too was counting up about 10 times faster than it should be (went up 20 minutes in about 2 minutes). That was really strange. Also, normally when I click on a menu, like the Start Menu, or file menu, it comes down quickly, but gradually, and you can actually see it popping down. But, all of a sudden they were appearing instantly. Right now, as I'm typing this, with nothing else running, CPU usage is at about 12-15%. But when everything was going super fast, CPU usage was showing as being at about 75%. Strange, yes? Also, when this was happening I decided to run 3DMark2001. It completed 8 tests in about a minute. Normally the car chase and dragothic scenes would take about 30 seconds each to complete, but each one was being completed in about 4 or 5 seconds, but the FPS was only being shown at 3-5 fps, and it came back scoring only 235 marks. Also, one time while Baldur's Gate was being played, it did the same thing, everyhting moving faster than it should. All the guys would run around about 10 times faster than normal. This is really confusing me... Any thoughts?
"Trying is the first step towards failure."
This is what is happening. While I was surfing the net, I noticed that the Dial-up Networkin Icon in the taskbar was flashing real fast, faster than normal. I tried opening it, but double clicking wouldn't work. In fact, double clicking wouldn't open anything. I then right clicked and checked status, and everything was indeed moving faster than normal, even the time!!! Every second would pass by in only a fraction of a second. I then checked the Windows clock in the lower right corner, and sure enough it too was counting up about 10 times faster than it should be (went up 20 minutes in about 2 minutes). That was really strange. Also, normally when I click on a menu, like the Start Menu, or file menu, it comes down quickly, but gradually, and you can actually see it popping down. But, all of a sudden they were appearing instantly. Right now, as I'm typing this, with nothing else running, CPU usage is at about 12-15%. But when everything was going super fast, CPU usage was showing as being at about 75%. Strange, yes? Also, when this was happening I decided to run 3DMark2001. It completed 8 tests in about a minute. Normally the car chase and dragothic scenes would take about 30 seconds each to complete, but each one was being completed in about 4 or 5 seconds, but the FPS was only being shown at 3-5 fps, and it came back scoring only 235 marks. Also, one time while Baldur's Gate was being played, it did the same thing, everyhting moving faster than it should. All the guys would run around about 10 times faster than normal. This is really confusing me... Any thoughts?
"Trying is the first step towards failure."
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