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identify bad driver

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by chuckmg, 2011/08/30.

  1. 2011/08/30
    chuckmg Contributing Member

    chuckmg Inactive Thread Starter

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    The task manager shows repeated peaks of CPU (up to 100%) with a steady use of 1.7 GB of physical memory as shown in the attachment. In safe mode the peaks do not occur. Is there any best way to determine which driver is causing the problem? I have many. Being a novice with Windows 7, I had assumed that restore points were generated periodically and when system changes had occurred. Hence there are no restore points!
     

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  2. 2011/08/30
    rsinfo

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    A virtual Win 7 machine with only single core is going to create these peaks. I am not very sure if you can blame a driver for it.
     
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  4. 2011/08/30
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi chuckmg. Chances are it could a background program or a service that is causing the high CPU usage. In task manager click on the processes tab and monitor what processes are using a high amount of CPU usage during those peaks.
     
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  5. 2011/08/31
    TonyT

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    Nothing unusual there. Heck, moving the mouse in a circle will cause about a 20% CPU peak all by itself.
     
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  6. 2011/09/04
    mattman

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    It is a regular "hit" on the processor. I would investigate the way Evan suggested, find out what process is happening when the CPU spikes.
     
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  7. 2011/09/04
    jaydeee

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    I'm also thinking of services running on your computer. check again the filename that take biggest resources during the spike and search if it is not known to you. otherwise disable that service.
     
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  8. 2011/09/04
    SpywareDr

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  9. 2011/09/05
    mattman

    mattman Inactive Alumni

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    Although our replies haven't been highly technical, we need some response to our suggestions.

    chuckmg, can you give us any feedback, please? [Otherwise we are just chatting amongst ourselves.]
     
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