What is System Idle Process in Task Manager?

My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking up
99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is the
System Idle Process?

Who
Sun Feb 13 11:43:47 CST 2005

JimO wrote:
> My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
> hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking up
> 99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is the
> System Idle Process?
>
>

http://www.processlibrary.com/

<snip>

the System Idle Process is not a process, more a counter which is
displayed in WinTasks used for measuring how much idle time the CPU is
having at any particular time. This counter will display how much CPU
Resources, as a percentage are 'idle' and available for use. Cannot be
killed.

</snip>

Neil
Sun Feb 13 12:18:23 CST 2005

did you hear Who Goes There <wgt@home> say in
news:420f91d5$0$16590$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com:

> JimO wrote:
>> My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on
>> the hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process
>> in taking up 99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut
>> it down. What is the System Idle Process?
>>
>>
>
> http://www.processlibrary.com/
>
> <snip>
>
> the System Idle Process is not a process, more a counter which is
> displayed in WinTasks used for measuring how much idle time the CPU is
> having at any particular time. This counter will display how much CPU
> Resources, as a percentage are 'idle' and available for use. Cannot be
> killed.
>
> </snip>

and if you are seeing a lot of disk activity and the system is slow there
may be paging issues. how much RAM you have, and what is the amount that
is available.

--
Neil MCNGP #30

- Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.

T-Bone
Mon Feb 14 08:16:38 CST 2005

"JimO" <joneill517###NoSpam###@earthlink.net> wrote
> My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
> hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking
up
> 99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is
the
> System Idle Process?

Ooh, I'm trying to be kinder and gentler, I really am...

Does this post apply?

T-Bone
MCNGP XL

fygar
Mon Feb 14 09:17:58 CST 2005

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:23:18 GMT, "JimO"
<joneill517###NoSpam###@earthlink.net> wrote:

>My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
>hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking up
>99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is the
>System Idle Process?
>

That is the percentage of the purchase price you wasted on buying too
large a processor for your needs.




...butch()

kpg
Mon Feb 14 10:33:24 CST 2005

"T-Bone" <reply2me@thenewsgroup> wrote in message
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># Name resolution details: file://c:\temp\159082.htm (2/14/2005 10:32:33
>AM) #
> "JimO" <joneill517###NoSpam###@earthlink.net> wrote
>> My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
>> hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking
> up
>> 99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is
> the
>> System Idle Process?
>
> Ooh, I'm trying to be kinder and gentler, I really am...
>
> Does this post apply?
>

Yes. I'm keeping score. You showed great restraint.

kpg

kpg
Mon Feb 14 10:34:28 CST 2005

"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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># Name resolution details: file://c:\temp\159087.htm (2/14/2005 10:33:27
>AM) #
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:23:18 GMT, "JimO"
> <joneill517###NoSpam###@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
>>hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking
>>up
>>99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is
>>the
>>System Idle Process?
>>
>
> That is the percentage of the purchase price you wasted on buying too
> large a processor for your needs.
>

Almost funny - but not quite.

kp "score keeper" g

fygar
Mon Feb 14 10:52:23 CST 2005

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:34:28 -0600, "kpg" <ipost@thereforeiam.com>
wrote:

>"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:b6g1115n0p1pd1805n26p586snm19i6q00@4ax.com...
>># Name resolution details: file://c:\temp\159087.htm (2/14/2005 10:33:27
>>AM) #
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:23:18 GMT, "JimO"
>> <joneill517###NoSpam###@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot of activity on the
>>>hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle Process in taking
>>>up
>>>99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut it down. What is
>>>the
>>>System Idle Process?
>>>
>>
>> That is the percentage of the purchase price you wasted on buying too
>> large a processor for your needs.
>>
>
>Almost funny - but not quite.
>
>kp "score keeper" g


I'll workshop my material loger before publishing then.



...butch()

Mike
Fri Mar 04 03:16:37 CST 2005

I dont know what it is but clearly it is killing your
machine :-)

I love this forum

>-----Original Message-----
>My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot
of activity on the
>hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle
Process in taking up
>99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut
it down. What is the
>System Idle Process?
>
>
>.
>

meanoldman
Fri Mar 04 10:51:38 CST 2005

Damn lazy computers using up all the resources for nothing.


"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2cf101c5209a$de200520$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I dont know what it is but clearly it is killing your
> machine :-)
>
> I love this forum
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My 2000 machine seems to be running slow and has a lot
> of activity on the
>>hard drive. I noticed in task manager that System Idle
> Process in taking up
>>99% of my CPU resources. The system won't let me shut
> it down. What is the
>>System Idle Process?
>>
>>
>>.
>>