[M-a-dM-a-x]

PLEASE SUPPLY RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Operating System Version: Windows 2000 Professional 5.0.2195 Service
Pack 4 Build 2195

Problem Application Name & Version:
Problem Hardware Make & Model: Dell Dimension 4100
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After systems boots up, Task Manager shows 100% CPU, with services.exe using 99% of that.

Temporary solution (don't ask me why this works, but it does). I change the date back 24 hours, and reboot. System comes up fine, CPU shows 1-2%. Then I change the date to correct day and all is fine.

A few days later we go through the same process. Gremlins or what?

[Ageless]

Depends on when it started doing that. Do you have any Anti Virus scanners installed? Updated them and checked your system? Any firewall? Which one?

[angel115]

You can try as well, to change your windows profil. Some times when your windows profile is corrupt you can experience the same problem (CPU 100% of charge when you do nothing)

[M-a-dM-a-x]

First reply to Jee. Have AVG Anti-Virus program. Updates are up-to-date. Zonealarm firewall, Spyware Guard, Spyware Blaster. I do a virus scan a couple times a week, run AD-aware program about once a week. All programs have updates current and or software releases current.

[M-a-dM-a-x]

Change Windows Profile? What is that, and how to I change it? Where do I find it? What do I look for when I do find it?

[Ageless]

Okay, can you check the state of your HOSTS file? You will find it in c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc .. it has no file extension, but you ought to be able to open it with Notepad.

If there is a lot of stuff in there, it can start to block the working of the OS. If you dare to clean it out, make sure loacalhost at 127.0.0.1 stays in. It's the local loopback for Windows.

Although I don't have a clue why changing the date then makes it work.

[M-a-dM-a-x]

quote:Originally posted by Jee

Okay, can you check the state of your HOSTS file? You will find it in c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc .. it has no file extension, but you ought to be able to open it with Notepad.

If there is a lot of stuff in there, it can start to block the working of the OS. If you dare to clean it out, make sure loacalhost at 127.0.0.1 stays in. It's the local loopback for Windows.

Although I don't have a clue why changing the date then makes it work.

[M-a-dM-a-x]

Okay, I took a dare, and deleted that sucker...on reboot, it re-built what it needed... New file was much smaller than original. And guess what....NO MORE 100%...

I don't know why, but it worked!!!!        Thanks much!