Vista Ultimate 64bit HELP!!

I have a brand new dell xps m1330 4gb RAM, Intel Core duo processor
2.5GHZ, 500 gb 5400 rpm HDD, NVIDIA and standard display.
I have windows vista ultimate 64bit installed :zip:

The cpu usage always shoots upto 100% just after 5 -10 mins of
operating the system and makes the system performance patchy(like
playing music, opening even a word document)..
I tried to remove all the unnecessary start up programs from msconfig,
I disabled windows aero theme and made it classic , but it did not help
much.
The system starts up well sometimes taking only 90 secs to boot up(I
used the reboot.vbs to calculate this)
I diagnosed the hard disk, did a chkdsk and it showed the disk was
alright.
I ran the defrag but that did not help either.
Please suggest if there is anything that I missed that would speed up
the system.
I just get a feeling that I wasted all the money I shelled out for a
system that wouldn't work. :sa:

Please help.



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dellm1330

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So look at the task manager and see what task is using 100% of the cpu.

It is pretty much divided between all the processes that are operating
at that time.
I find it amazing that the vista ultimate on my PC starts with almost
60 processes.
I have selected the maximum number of processors available in the
advanced boot options in the boot section of msconfig, but shows no
difference.


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dellm1330

I know it sounds weird.... but I observed one thing with my laptop...
whenever I plugin the adapter to charge it slows down and the cpu usage
shoots upto 100... but normally while functioning on battery it is
amazingly speed.... :huh:

I checked the power settings and made sure the hard disks are not
turned off and also made sure that the performance is set to 100% while
plugged in..
can any gurus on the forum please advise on what to do to make it run
as would a 4gb, 2.5ghz processor would......
thanks


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dellm1330

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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:48:47 -0600, dellm1330


What is your a/v program ?

I use winamp for my music...
video... I use the media player or the vlc...
is that what you are asking??




Jim;977759 Wrote:


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dellm1330

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Anti Virus.

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Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

I have mcafee .. installed and the service is running at the start up
...
I ran a complete system check with that and also defender that comes
with vista installation...they did not report anything...
sorry if I am repeating... but ...this slow down is typically
noticeable when I plugin the power ...
Any thoughts???:shock:


Mike;977889 Wrote:


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dellm1330

can any of the gurus suggest ... what could possible going on ...
I installed spybot .... no spy ware found....


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dellm1330

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Try looking in Task Manager > Performance > Resource Monitor.
If you click on CPU to drop the box and then click on the CPU column header
it will sort cpu usage ascending/descending. Plug your power in while monitoring.
You may be able to pin down an exe or something else to go on.
At the bottom there is a Learn More help box for more info.

(Also McAfee could be slowing things down).

Good luck.