re: Jumpy cpu usage Monday, August 18, 2008 at 3:18 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by bob (24 messages posted) I don't believe so. I am using an on-board network card, I installed the driver and it seemed to work fine for a few days. The performance that is. Just today it started with the slowing down of the entire computer. I haven't really changed any settings. On Monday, August 18, 2008 at 2:47 am, Spexx wrote: >I have dealt with at least three cases on here recently with CPU spikes at regular >intervals. Each one proved to be due to a network device enabled, but currently unused. >For example, an onboard LAN device/port enabled but the PC was using a wireless link, >or an add-on network card installed but with nothing connected to it. Could this >be the case with your PC? Cheers. Spexx. Written in response to: re: Jumpy cpu usage (Spexx: Monday, August 18, 2008 at 2:47 am) Responses to this message: re: Jumpy cpu usage (Spexx: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 4:07 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Jumpy cpu usage (bob: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 12:46 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (MartinM: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 1:50 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (bob: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 2:43 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (Spexx: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 2:47 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (bob: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 3:18 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (Spexx: Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 4:07 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (MartinM: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 6:38 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (bob: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 4:33 pm) re: Jumpy cpu usage (cogs: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 4:49 pm) re: Jumpy cpu usage (cogs: Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 4:55 pm) re: Jumpy cpu usage (wolfmaster: Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 10:33 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (Spexx: Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 10:41 am) re: Jumpy cpu usage (MartinM: Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 1:59 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum