slow a## computer

[grocerygetter]

Got an older HP pavilion 533 for the kids to play games on, Celeron 2.0 GHz, 512 ( 2-256 sticks) when you get on the internet the CPU usage spikes to 100 and it lags bad. I did a fresh install of XP sp2, same thing. did a few scans nothing found, currently running avast. Any ideas. when looking at the task manager iexplore.exe is always in the 90%'s for usage.

[Posihead]

Sounds like you have bad RAM.

[northsydryd]

avast always used alot of ram when i had it unless it ran smooth before avast i would get rid of it. avg is pretty good and free plus it doesnt lag your puter bad.i have an amd with a gig and half of ram and avast still runs my computer down

[grocerygetter]

avast is turned off.

[Dizmm]

Bad ram will cause the computer not to boot, restarts, and freezing up.

Does iexplorer.exe stay above 90% ALL the time or does it just do it in spikes?

[camaro2010]

i just got a new pc, you can have our old one, 2ghz processor, 110 gig hard drive, the only thing wrong is the dvd drive is jammed,, the little guy kept opening and closing it forcefully

[Dizmm]

i just got a new pc, you can have our old one, 2ghz processor, 110 gig hard drive, the only thing wrong is the dvd drive is jammed,, the little guy kept opening and closing it forcefully

$23 fix.

this sounds like a better deal then messin with that old celeron.

[grocerygetter]

Bad ram will cause the computer not to boot, restarts, and freezing up.

Does iexplorer.exe stay above 90% ALL the time or does it just do it in spikes?

spikes, then takes forever to come down, then if you click something it spikes again.

[grocerygetter]

i just got a new pc, you can have our old one, 2ghz processor, 110 gig hard drive, the only thing wrong is the dvd drive is jammed,, the little guy kept opening and closing it forcefully


Ill take it.

[ragdoll]

spikes, then takes forever to come down, then if you click something it spikes again.

Did you try installing Firefox browser instead? Worth a shot.

But if you honestly wiped Windows out and reloaded and it STILL does it... probably hardware.

I'd just go through the process of elimination. Removed one stick of RAM, try again. Removed another and another(if applicable). If it still does it on the last stick remaining take it out and put one of the others back in.

Pull out any cards you're not using i.e. maybe an old modem, etc.

Check the heatsink/fan connection to the CPU. Is the fan running, is the heatsink clasped tightly to the CPU? If the CPU overheats it will spike uncontrollably in some instances(in others it just fizzles and dies).

It's all a crap shoot but you may get lucky.

[grocerygetter]

I think ill just take the freebee and toss this one out the window.

[Posihead]

Bad ram will cause the computer not to boot, restarts, and freezing up.

Does iexplorer.exe stay above 90% ALL the time or does it just do it in spikes?

I was saying if only 1 stick was bad...

[Posihead]

I think ill just take the freebee and toss this one out the window.

You can toss it out the window in my yard if ya want???

[ragdoll]

I would fix it and put it on CL for $100