Very high CPU usage - help fast!

[C0NFUZ£D]

Ok, so I upgraded my graphics card from a Radeon 9200 to a GeForce 6600GT.

When I turned on the computer things got incredibly slow. I opened the task manager and it looks like the CPU is getting hammered. Doing the smallest things like opening a folder takes 100% CPU usage and slows things down a lot. Trying to do anything more, like watching a video, really kills it. Videos hardly move.

Internet Explorer takes ages to start but works alright once it's open. I already removed all the ATI software from my computer and installed the latest nVidia driver. Didn't really change much.

I don't think any of my hardware is damaged. Hopefully it's just a software problem. Anyone got a solution? Know of a better forum for this kind of advice?

[GiB]

What kind of processor do you have? How much RAM do you have? Can you give me some specs?

[C0NFUZ£D]

2.8 GHz Pentium 4, 1 GB RAM.

Everything worked fine before I switched the graphics card.

[JohnXDoe]

2.8 GHz Pentium 4, 1 GB RAM.

Everything worked fine before I switched the graphics card.
I have the same specs as you. 6600GT, as well. May seem obvious, but I have to ask. Did you clean the registry out and check your program files for any shreds of the old driver that may remain. Also, I believe their are some free driver cleaners around. You may find a link in the "Downloads" sticky or at guru3d.com.

I've heard of things going nuts when switching card makers, and perhaps something needs to be changed in Bios. Which I know nothing about. Hang in there and google some stuff while you wait for help here. Something is bound to work.

[C0NFUZ£D]

I have the same specs as you. 6600GT, as well. May seem obvious, but I have to ask. Did you clean the registry out and check your program files for any shreds of the old driver that may remain. Also, I believe their are some free driver cleaners around. You may find a link in the "Downloads" sticky or at guru3d.com.

I've heard of things going nuts when switching card makers, and perhaps something needs to be changed in Bios. Which I know nothing about. Hang in there and google some stuff while you wait for help here. Something is bound to work.Many thanks. Please explain how to clean the registry.

[JohnXDoe]

Many thanks. Please explain how to clean the registry.
There are a number of registry cleaners on the market. And doing it manually can be tricky. So I recommend these two free programs:

CCleaner:

http://www.ccleaner.com/

It features a decent registry cleaner, but can be a little confusing and vague. It's very general, and depending how many useless entries come up you may have to wade through a lot. But it generally only gets rid of what you don't need. Just make sure to create a back up (it will do this for you) before deleting anything, as if you delete something you need you can restore it. But it's pretty reliable.

I would recommened using this first:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

Scroll down to Hijack This! Known primarily as a tough spyware cleaner, it also is a registry cleaner. And unlike CCleaner which shows you dead entries, this shows you still active ones, also. Run it, save a log file, copy and paste the log file here:

http://www.hijackthis.de/

Click analyze. Don't close Hijack This, and when the analyzer is done (it takes seconds) look for old driver references, check them against what the program found, and eliminate from the program accordingly.

This may help, but I have a feeling it might be something more. Worth a shot, though. And these are good programs to have, anyway. Good luck.

[C0NFUZ£D]

Log:


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 00:17:42, on 26/03/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\ISafe.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\DeepSight Extractor\ExtractorService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\slserv.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcssecs.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe
C:\apps\ABoard\ABoard.exe
C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcsplay.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVTray.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVRID.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE
C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\RSNet\RSEDNClient.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\apps\ABoard\AOSD.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\FxSvr2.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.bbc.co.uk/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.freeserve.com/
R3 - URLSearchHook: {1A03F196-9617-4CA0-842B-A83CEECB022B} - - (no file)
N3 - Netscape 7: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://home.netscape.com/bookmark/7_1/home.html"); (C:\d0cuments and Settings\Tom\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\66z8naps.slt\prefs.j s)
N3 - Netscape 7: user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://C%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%5Csea rchplugins%5CSBWeb_01.src"); (C:\d0cuments and Settings\Tom\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\66z8naps.slt\prefs.j s)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O2 - BHO: IEHlprObj Class - {CD4C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000} - C:\Program Files\Go!Zilla\GoIEHlp.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ACTIVBOARD] c:\apps\ABoard\ABoard.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VCSPlayer] "C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcsplay.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CleanEasyImg] c:\apps\easydvd\cleanall.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sysme] C:\WINDOWS\System32\sysme.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RemoteControl] "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CaAvTray] "C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CAVRID] "C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVRID.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAX] "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe" /tray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LVCOMSX] C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechVideoRepair] C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\ISStart.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechVideoTray] C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Red Swoosh EDN Client] C:\Program Files\RSNet\RSEDNClient.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Quick Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\ONENOTEM.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with Go!Zilla - file://C:\Program Files\Go!Zilla\download-with-gozilla.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msjava.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msjava.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O10 - Broken Internet access because of LSP provider 'wglsp.dll' missing
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.freeserve.com/

[C0NFUZ£D]

O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {2B323CD9-50E3-11D3-9466-00A0C9700498} (Yahoo! Audio Conferencing) - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/chat/applet/v45/yacscom.cab
O16 - DPF: {2F0D1DA3-F3E4-4C67-BB5C-5AFD70C1A4A5} (UDConnect Class) - http://01.sharedsource.org/html/UDConn_5.2.0.8.cab
O16 - DPF: {31B7EB4E-8B4B-11D1-A789-00A0CC6651A8} (Cult3D ActiveX Player) - http://www.cult3d.com/download/cult.cab
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} (FilePlanet Download Control Class) - http://www.fileplanet.com/fpdlmgr/cabs/FPDC_2.1.2.76.cab
O16 - DPF: {4D7F48C0-CB49-4EA6-97D4-04F4EACC2F3B} (InstallShield Setup Player 2K2) - http://www.napster.co.uk/client/setup.exe
O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://software-dl.real.com/0525049c97605471dd00/netzip/RdxIE601.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1125262660552
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab
O16 - DPF: {B942A249-D1E7-4C11-98AE-FCB76B08747F} (RealArcadeRdxIE Class) - http://games-dl.real.com/gameconsole/Bundler/CAB/RealArcadeRdxIE.cab
O16 - DPF: {D1E7CBDA-E60E-4970-A01C-37301EF7BF98} (Measurement Service Client v.3.4) - http://ccon.futuremark.com/global/msc34.cab
O16 - DPF: {EB387D2F-E27B-4D36-979E-847D1036C65D} (QDiagHUpdateObj Class) - http://h30043.www3.hp.com/hpdj/en/check/qdiagh.cab?316
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://chat.msn.com/bin/msnchat45.cab
O16 - DPF: {FF0C042C-98E9-4C36-B2EC-E21FDFDCEF75} (InstallCtl Class) - http://download.redswoosh.net/Installer/104/rsinstaller.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{54183993-9C55-43DF-BCDE-ED0925ACE6D0}: NameServer = 212.104.130.9 212.104.130.65
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WB - C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\ThemeManager\fastload.dll
O23 - Service: CAISafe - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\ISafe.exe
O23 - Service: DeepSight Extractor CC Service (ccExtractorService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Symantec\DeepSight Extractor\ccExtractorService.exe
O23 - Service: Deepsight Extractor (DeepsightExtractor) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Symantec\DeepSight Extractor\ExtractorService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PMounter - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PMounter.exe
O23 - Service: SmartLinkService (SLService) - - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\slserv.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service (SoundMAX Agent Service (default)) - Analog Devices, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: Virtual CD v4 Security service (SDK - Version) (VCSSecS) - H+H Software GmbH - C:\Program Files\Virtual CD v4 SDK\system\vcssecs.exe
O23 - Service: VET Message Service (VETMSGNT) - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Internet Security Suite\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe

[Rats!]

these are definitely bad:

O2 - BHO: IEHlprObj Class - {CD4C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000} - C:\Program Files\Go!Zilla\GoIEHlp.dll (file missing)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] C:\WINDOWS\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sysme] C:\WINDOWS\System32\sysme.exe
O10 - Broken Internet access because of LSP provider 'wglsp.dll' missing

I'm sure a lot of the other programs can be removed, but I dunno if you use them or not

[JohnXDoe]

Everything is good so far as the driver is concerned with the HiJack This scan. Doesn't look like you have any active entries from the old driver, and your machine looks clean in general, so that's good. You have a few issues, though.

Run CCleaner and remove any dead entries from the old driver. And again, my knowledge is limited, but someone will be along soon with more help, I'm sure.

[C0NFUZ£D]

Again, thanks everyone for the help thus far.

I'm a noob in all but the most common computing tasks, so even the most obvious-sounding advice may be helpful to me.

[Eccles]

Press ctrl+alt+del to bring up the task manager, then take screenshots of the Processes and Performance tabs. Hopefully I can help you from looking at how your processor is performing.

EDIT: Or AIM me (TheoEccles) because I'm not posting a thousand times in one thread

[C0NFUZ£D]

Press ctrl+alt+del to bring up the task manager, then take screenshots of the Processes and Performance tabs. Hopefully I can help you from looking at how your processor is performing.It's basically anything that I've got running uses up more CPU power than it should.

explorer.exe, iexplorer.exe, etc. When I run them they shoot up to 100 or close.

Even the task manager itself goes up to about 60.

[Eccles]

looks like your processor is underperforming quite a bit. did you dislodge the heatsink or anything when you were installing the new graphics card?

[C0NFUZ£D]

Perhaps. Before installing the graphics card someone went in there with a vacuum to pick up dust and tidied up the cables for me. I think he was careful though.

Anyway, nearly 2am here in the UK. I'm in a sleeping mood.

[Eccles]

it's only nearly 2am really because the clock went forward. you have no excuse

[C0NFUZ£D]

Forward? Must be 3am then.

[Eccles]

yeah it's 3am on the clock, but only because it went forward. according to your body it's only 2am.

[C0NFUZ£D]

I am a ninja. By body automatically adjusts itself. Now that I realized the clocks have changed, I've become exactly one hour drowsier and less coherent.

[Eccles]

my body rarely knows what day it is :( my internal clock really needs to be wound up

[DJ Ducksauce]

Wait, we go forward tonight?

[SKiLLeDcs]

No one told me....

[JohnXDoe]

I hate daylight saving time. It doesn't get dark until 9:00pm and it's still dark at 7:00am, wtf? Someone should make a thread about this horror.

[DJ Ducksauce]

Wait, is it really DST? :confused:

[JohnXDoe]

Wait, is it really DST? :confused:
Yup.
Perhaps. Before installing the graphics card someone went in there with a vacuum to pick up dust and tidied up the cables for me. I think he was careful though.

Anyway, nearly 2am here in the UK. I'm in a sleeping mood.
A vacuum? Oh my....

Gentle compressed air, my friend. Compressed air. Blow, no suck.

[DJ Ducksauce]

Bah, it's next week. Stop trying to confuse me. :upset: