Pc Problem

[cock brand]

Lately I have some problems with my laptop.

Whenever I try to launch the Internet Explorer, it just hang.

I checked the window task manager and it shows CPU usage 100%

But I've no problem with emails and even IRC but just cannot launch the Explorer.

Thought could be virus, thorough scanned with Norton anti-virus, nothing.

Another question - what is Tea Timer Exe?

It shows a 72,860 mem usage.

Anyone can advise please?

[oralb]

Are you running spybot? teatimer.exe is spybot real time scanner.

you mentioned CPU using 100% what are the programs hogging CPU?

CPU usuage and Mem usage are different, look at what's the biggest hogger of CPU usage, let us know what it is.

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  oralb said:

Are you running spybot? teatimer.exe is spybot real time scanner.

you mentioned CPU using 100% what are the programs hogging CPU?

CPU usuage and Mem usage are different, look at what's the biggest hogger of CPU usage, let us know what it is.

Yes Im running Spybot - Search and Destroy.

Is it a good idea to keep this on ?

Im also subscribed to the Norton anti-virus

Dont know what is hogging the usage, all my software programmes do not on by default and I do not have many installed.

And this problem only occur recently( for 2 weeks now) without any change/addition of software.

I dont use my pc for cyber games and do not have any installed.

Someone told me it could be some virus at work.

[cock brand]

When I'm launching Internet Explorer, I look at the Task Manager, the CPU usage can surge from 5% to 100% instantly.

Is this normal?

The Task manager / Processes shows : System Idle Process shows 98 under CPU, any relevance?

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  cock brand said:

When I'm launching Internet Explorer, I look at the Task Manager, the CPU usage can surge from 5% to 100% instantly.

Is this normal?

The Task manager / Processes shows : System Idle Process shows 98 under CPU, any relevance?

you can show us some pics, it is better than description by words BTW, if you have to reboot system when it is hang.

[IkuTube]

01. Did you recently run windows update? What OS are you using?

02. Personally, I disable teatimer. Click here for more info on teatimer - http://exe.paretologic.com/detail.php/teatimer

03. Try disabling teatime [msconfig] and see if you still face the same problem.

04. Launch IE and check on your add-ons. Disable those that are 'strange' to you.

05. It is normal when the 'brain' is doing nothing for System Idle Process to run at 99%. This shows the percentage of CPU available for use.

06. Run spybot.

[oralb]

another possible could be Norton. It was reported that sometimes Norton hangs and hogged system.

Esp if you activate real time scanning, that meant there will be 2 scanner - Spybot and Norton.

Try disabling them ONE at a time, and see whether the system resources been release.

No easy way, have to trial and error...

[fatguy]

maybe u can try firefox instead of IE... get a fren and d/l and you can just install it....

another solution is a program that enables you to free up memory, and remove unwanted start up applications. I'm am current using UniBlue's Speed up my PC to do that.

If this is a recent problem, you can try to do a system restore to back track your settings to an earlier set up that works.

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  IkuTube said:

01. Did you recently run windows update? What OS are you using?

02. Personally, I disable teatimer. Click here for more info on teatimer - http://exe.paretologic.com/detail.php/teatimer

03. Try disabling teatime [msconfig] and see if you still face the same problem.

04. Launch IE and check on your add-ons. Disable those that are 'strange' to you.

05. It is normal when the 'brain' is doing nothing for System Idle Process to run at 99%. This shows the percentage of CPU available for use.

06. Run spybot.

1. My PC OS is Window XP and I update regularly.

2. I had just uninstalled SpyBot - search & Destroy and do not encounter PC hang anymore, so I guess this must be the problem

3. Do no know how to disable just the teatimer.

4. Yes but cant see any thing strange there

Some says that when Norton anti-virus is running, you shd not run also spybot - true?

Is Spybot effective for its purpose without Teatimer running?

If not, I would like to run Spybot also but as suggested, without Teatimer. can please shoe me how to with simple instructions?

Thanks.

[IkuTube]

  cock brand said:

01. Some says that when Norton anti-virus is running, you shd not run also spybot - true?

02. Is Spybot effective for its purpose without Teatimer running?

If not, I would like to run Spybot also but as suggested, without Teatimer. can please shoe me how to with simple instructions?

Thanks.

01. You should not run anti-spyware program together with an anti-virus. This will result in massive hog of resources and your system will slow down during the process. Imagine both programs are trying to access the same thing at the same time.

02. Spybot is an effective and popular [highly recommended] anti-spyware. Yes, you can install it without the teatimer.

To disable teatimer.exe:

A. Should you are re-installing the software, disable it during installation.

B. In an installed Spybot with teatimer.exe,

- Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident

- Uncheck (if already checked) 'Resident "TeaTimer (Protection of over-all system settings) active.

C. Go to Run > type "msconfig" (without quotes)

- In the System Configuration Utility, click on Startup

- Uncheck (if already checked) teatimer.exe

- Reboot system

(While you are at Startup, you may want to disable many more startup items - provided you are familiar with them)

[cock brand]

Thanks IkuTube,

I uninstalled Spybot and tried, no more hanging whatsoever.

Reinstalled Spybot again and disabled TeaTimer accordingly.

Same problem again as before.

Now, with Spybot uninstalled again.

Like you had mentioned, Im having Spybot and Norton running simultaneously when launching IE, despite having TeaTimer disabled.

Is there a manual disable mode for Spybot, like Norton anti-virus, that we can disable manually at will when needed.

Cant find this mode.

Or I should disable Norton instead when launching IE and enable afterwards.

Regards

[oralb]

You can do so without real time scanning, just look for the option to disable real time scanning at start up.

So you can scan when you wanted manually.

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  oralb said:

You can do so without real time scanning, just look for the option to disable real time scanning at start up.

So you can scan when you wanted manually.

OK, did just that and no problem so far.

Thanks.