XP Boot problem

kschwab14 · 04-25-2009

So i'm on my computer the other day and all of a sudden everything starts getting very slow. So i go to the task manager and see that my CPU usage is at 100%. Couldn't believe it so i did a restart. All the startup processes were running slow and when i got to the login screen I got the blue screen of death.

I booted in safe mode and did scans with SUPERantispyware and Malwarebytes but still couldn't boot after quarantine.

My guess was the new video card i installed. It was working just fine for a week prior to this. But maybe driver problems can cause this? Suggestions?

elpmek · 04-25-2009

Welcome back to PCHF.......

So 'cos of the CPU percentage something is happening in the background so please follow the PreWork link as below.

However if you feel it's the graphics card replace it with something mundane & see what happens!

LPChip · 04-26-2009

I don't think its the graphics card or the drivers. I can't see how thats giving a 100% CPU usage.

I also recommend to do the PreWork first.

Secondly, its handy to know what process is giving 100% cpu usage. You can see this on the processes tab in the taskmanager (press CTRL-ALT-DEL to activate the taskmanager).

04-25-2009	#1
kschwab14 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 14 PC Experience: Experienced	XP Boot problem So i'm on my computer the other day and all of a sudden everything starts getting very slow. So i go to the task manager and see that my CPU usage is at 100%. Couldn't believe it so i did a restart. All the startup processes were running slow and when i got to the login screen I got the blue screen of death. I booted in safe mode and did scans with SUPERantispyware and Malwarebytes but still couldn't boot after quarantine. My guess was the new video card i installed. It was working just fine for a week prior to this. But maybe driver problems can cause this? Suggestions?

04-25-2009	#2
elpmek Tech Support Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 2,900 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: XP Boot problem Welcome back to PCHF....... So 'cos of the CPU percentage something is happening in the background so please follow the PreWork link as below. However if you feel it's the graphics card replace it with something mundane & see what happens! __________________ elpmek *PreWork* *PCHF Rules*

04-26-2009	#3
LPChip Tech Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 195 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: XP Boot problem I don't think its the graphics card or the drivers. I can't see how thats giving a 100% CPU usage. I also recommend to do the PreWork first. Secondly, its handy to know what process is giving 100% cpu usage. You can see this on the processes tab in the taskmanager (press CTRL-ALT-DEL to activate the taskmanager). __________________ Specialised in programming(PHP, VBA, mySQL, HTML, CSS, BAT) and windows XP and earlier Do you possibly have spyware? Try doing some prework

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