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Hey everyone, since last week whenever i use my computer to say do something like animation, or upload something, it will use too much of my CPU power making me not even capable to do anything else until the process is finished. The other day i was uploading something to a website, and i checked my task manager and it mentioned that 80% of my CPU was being used, or even the other day i was compiling a movie DVD and it used 80-90 percent. This definetly wasn't like this before, but i forgot that if i was on the internet when i was doing the small things like DVD or something... also even games get lagged silly, even though i don't play games much at all, but the small times i do it lags.. even on a game i know my computer should have no problem running it.

Here are just small specifications of my current computer:
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz w/ Hyper Threading Technology
Memory: 1 Gig RAM (2x512 DDR 400 PC3200) running on Dual Channel
Video: Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb

and such and such...

Anyways is this a virus that will cause *MOST* stuff related to video?

The other day i was using Cinema 4D and 3ds max 7 at the same time for exporting in one other and shit.. i remember i was capable of running these stuff without problems, but now they lag just a bit... stuff like adding Caustics just slow down even harder.

I should mention that first off i don't know if this is related to this but my brother installed MIRC on this computer for no reason of telling me, and whenever he would use it without a firewall, it would freeze the computer after 20 minutes or so and send it to the blue screen. this happened like 7 or so times before i decided to delete it, not hitting blue screens anymore.. but it is laggin like shit.

Even my bootscreen takes longer than usual to load up, which definetly shows something is off. That slow bootscreen issue was before i put in MIRC i should mention.. so maybe something was wrong before this shit ass thing was installed.

Anyone ever had a similar problem, and would know how to fix it...

I've ran Spybot, Adaware and Microsoft Anti-Spyware and they found nothing.. Norton Anti-Virus found nothing either.. so what the hell is going on...

Any ideas from the wiz people? I forgot if this issue comes into play whenever i go on the net, because im currently at studies atm so i have no clue.. but will confirm or not when i get back.

Here i thought you fucked off for good

man, that could really be a number of things and its hard to diagnose in these kinds of situations.. i think if your boot sequence is taking ages then thats a cause for concern.. naturally if it was just the software which had problems you'd see that windows logo and at this point it would take 10 years to load. seriously, if you cannot for the life of you figure out what the problem is, clean it all off and reload the OS on there.. 9 times out of 10 this will fix the problem.. you've probably got useless junk on there anyways.

good luck mate.

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Originally posted by Paulie Here i thought you fucked off for good

And to leave you comedians here? Its entertainment!

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Originally posted by DaveBegic man, that could really be a number of things and its hard to diagnose in these kinds of situations.. i think if your boot sequence is taking ages then thats a cause for concern.. naturally if it was just the software which had problems you'd see that windows logo and at this point it would take 10 years to load. seriously, if you cannot for the life of you figure out what the problem is, clean it all off and reload the OS on there.. 9 times out of 10 this will fix the problem.. you've probably got useless junk on there anyways. good luck mate.

I Guess so, but there has to be a easier way to fix it isn't there? If this really is a virus thats causing this to pump all the resources into one program even if the program doesn't need it.. But yeh if i can fix it by this week, then this will be the only solution i guess..

Cheers Dave

try logging in to do a free online scan @ housecall.antivirus.com .. that's not a bad site

hit alt+tab+del and look in the processes tab and see wat is taking up that 80% of ur CPU.. watever it is, put it into google and look it up.. might be spyware that ur programs cant detect... or a worm sending out info to mIRC channels.. can be alot of things.. hope it helps

oh yes and 'System Idle Process' SHOULD be wat takes up most of ur CPU in the Processes tab.. its perfectly normal

Backup
Format
Reinstall

Its the only way to really get everything running nicly again, plus its good to do every 6 months or so just to clean out the residual crap that windows tends to build up.

Won't take nearly as much effort and time as trying to fix individual problems.

Re: Computer issue

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Originally posted by Psygnosis Hey everyone, since last week whenever i use my computer to say do something like animation, or upload something, it will use too much of my CPU power making me not even capable to do anything else until the process is finished.

shit like this happens when i do animations and use programs like bryce aswell

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Originally posted by G`Dave Backup Format Reinstall Its the only way to really get everything running nicly again, plus its good to do every 6 months or so just to clean out the residual crap that windows tends to build up. Won't take nearly as much effort and time as trying to fix individual problems.

Spot on!

Half the time at work when we get a problem thats half an issue its just easier to re-image a machine.

Besides you only really need to backup mp3 and pr0n

I got partions so don't really need to backup, but the funny thing is that i just formatted 2 weeks or so ago and installed a fresh copy of Windows. The process of formatting is a fucking bitch, not the formatting really.. but the installing of drivers, the Network setup and such and such.. (yes im lazy )

thanks anyways everyone, I ran that Trend and AVG anti-virus and still nothing. I heard that this problem is common, i just hope that it is a virus and not hardware problems, but i kind of doubt its the latter.

Cheers, formatting tomorrow

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Originally posted by narcism shit like this happens when i do animations and use programs like bryce aswell

Bryce has such a bad rendering system, i remember Chloe sending me a picture to render and the thing nearly took forever, the finalized picture looked complex but it would have taken something like 30 seconds with Cinema 4d or 3ds max 7 rather than 3 hours.

Computer issue

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Originally posted by Psygnosis Bryce has such a bad rendering system, i remember Chloe sending me a picture to render and the thing nearly took forever, the finalized picture looked complex but it would have taken something like 30 seconds with Cinema 4d or 3ds max 7 rather than 3 hours.

was that one of my renders, coz i know she doesnt use bryce anymore for that exact reason

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Originally posted by Psygnosis I got partions so don't really need to backup, but the funny thing is that i just formatted 2 weeks or so ago and installed a fresh copy of Windows. The process of formatting is a fucking bitch, not the formatting really.. but the installing of drivers, the Network setup and such and such.. (yes im lazy )

after your next reinstall of windows and various drivers, get a ghosting program and image your pc before you start piling on the shit.

then next time if you have any issues just use the image cds and reinstall everything. saves you the hassle.

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I heard that this problem is common, i just hope that it is a virus and not hardware problems, but i kind of doubt its the latter.

what pc do you have btw?

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Originally posted by narcism was that one of my renders, coz i know she doesnt use bryce anymore for that exact reason

Actually i think it was, you mean the one that looked like nice pipes everywhere with all different colours..

I say pipes because it looks liked pipes lol.. i dunno what it was meant to be but it looks cool!

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK after your next reinstall of windows and various drivers, get a ghosting program and image your pc before you start piling on the shit. then next time if you have any issues just use the image cds and reinstall everything. saves you the hassle.

Thats a great idea actually, have to get Norton Ghost somehow but yeh best idea i guess

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what pc do you have btw?

Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz w/ Hyper Threading Technology, 1mb Cache
Memory: 1 Gig RAM (2x512 DDR 400 PC3200) running on Dual Channel
Video: Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
Motherboard: Gigabyte 8IPE 1000 Pro 2 w/ Dual Channel Memory, FSB 800

You know the weird thing was when i used MSN last night and closed it, after 20 minutes i noticed my computer being slow again so i went to task manager and it showed MSN which wasn't even runnning or even in the side thing was apparently taking 50% of the cpu.. what the.

so i ended the process in the task manager and it went back to normal.. dun understand

thats not a virus, just poor programming

correction.

windows is a virus.

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK correction. windows is a virus.

no it ism't, viruses do what they're supposed to

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Originally posted by DJ_Ballistic no it ism't, viruses do what they're supposed to

touche.

As you are running 2 partitions, you should just keep a ghost image on your second, you can have your system good as new in 5 mins, drivers software and all.

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Originally posted by Psygnosis Actually i think it was, you mean the one that looked like nice pipes everywhere with all different colours.. I say pipes because it looks liked pipes lol.. i dunno what it was meant to be but it looks cool!

yea that was mine
they look 100% better when colored.

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