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Offline republic

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« Reply #30 on: January 16, 2007, 02:50:12 PM »
Sounds very much like spyware/adware.  Try downloading and running spybot, it's the best I know of.  AdAware personal edition is good too, it's 'easier' but nowhere near as powerful as spybot.  IMO

Edit:  if you see something that says 'newdotnet' don't remove it yet.  You need to first download something called "LSPFIX"  Removing 'newdotnet' can quickly ruin your day, as it bungles up your network connection so that once it's gone, you can nere search again.

You might want to seek the local geek if you see that adware/spyware
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« Reply #31 on: January 16, 2007, 02:57:09 PM »
wait,Doh i know why thats spiking,im browing with firefox and using internet radio with IE but still thats still a lil high cpu usage then it normally is,hmm

normally IE Cpu usage is 20% normally when runing on a 56K ouput brodcast site
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« Reply #32 on: January 16, 2007, 02:57:48 PM »
though i was browing with IE and using firefox for the Radio:confused:
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« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2007, 02:58:53 PM »
Safest call, is to support your local geek (like me :) )  If he's like me, he'll do it for a Dr. Pepper and a moon pie.
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« Reply #34 on: January 16, 2007, 03:05:31 PM »
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Safest call, is to support your local geek (like me :) )  If he's like me, he'll do it for a Dr. Pepper and a moon pie.


:lol  hmm wonder if my geek friend could help,and
as i think i said earlier i may drop the CPU on this and go to AMD duel core or w/e and get sound/graphics cards that arent crap:)
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« Reply #35 on: January 17, 2007, 07:45:29 AM »
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yea.. last time i downloaded a free virus scanner (on my old 98) it gave me a freakin virus that diabled the antivirus and eventually lead to the crash of that pc:furious

soo yea..i rely dont wanna download stuff:noid


I can also attest for AVG
Its found stuff McAffe didnt
And was abot to get rid of stuff McAffe found and couldnt.

I now use both McAffe and AVG anti spyware
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« Reply #36 on: January 17, 2007, 07:47:45 AM »
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wait,Doh i know why thats spiking,im browing with firefox and using internet radio with IE but still thats still a lil high cpu usage then it normally is,hmm

normally IE Cpu usage is 20% normally when runing on a 56K ouput brodcast site


Just for chuckles.
Disable your anitvirus and see what your CPU usage is then.

Might be your nortons.

Ran into the exact same thing recently fixing a computer for a friend of my wife

needless to say Nortons is no longer a part of that machine
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« Reply #37 on: January 17, 2007, 08:02:50 AM »
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i can take a guess thats its overheating when the CPU just drops to just above idle. and i run Norton Anti-Virus 2007 every weekend so i dont see how- Wes


i wouldn't assume that a cpu dropping to idle is due to overheating.  you can pop the cover off, ground yourself out, and feel the cpu (actually the heatsink) with your fingers.  if it is very hot to the touch, it is overheating.  

but your cpu temps may be normal when this behavior occurs.  if temps are normal, the wacky behavior you describe might be a trojan or virus not detected by Norton's, esp if you do not update your virus signatures often.  


after years of using Nortons I switched to Bit Defender due to very good reviews. I find it catches things missed by Norton.  I highly recommend it, and it is less of a resource hog.  I also recommend Spyware Doctor to go along with it, its a high quality application, updates almost daily.  always use a good firewall too.
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« Reply #38 on: January 17, 2007, 02:39:43 PM »
acually i did a risky move but it did something to fix it.

i made the Pc run at 100% by loading up alot of stuff and kept it like that till i noticed it overheating then shut it down and let it cool down,now it seems to running at most of its normal power(weird).i think that something reseted when it was shutdown at high temps

and now im seeing better Fps on AH:D


-thanks for all your input
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« Reply #39 on: January 17, 2007, 02:42:36 PM »
You may have one of those bizarre problems I run across from time to time.  The ones that seem to have no cause, no way to troubleshoot, no solution...

Just weird computer voodoo.

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« Reply #40 on: January 17, 2007, 02:43:56 PM »
or Windows hates me:rolleyes:
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« Reply #41 on: January 18, 2007, 11:47:39 AM »
If he's using a thermal pad on the CPU it may require a burn in to melt the pad on the cpu. It works properly only after melting in.
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« Reply #42 on: January 19, 2007, 09:31:27 PM »
the problem came back (not as bad) when some idiot hit the powerline up the road and made the power act up here,i think it reseted:furious :furious
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