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   Re: The process behind "system idle proc   
   15 Jul 10 17:54:51   
   
   From: Tony@the.jungle.drums   
      
   Gualtier Malde writted thus:   
      
   > I am using Windows XP SP3 in an Acer Netbook.  Recently I noticed   
   > episodes of near-total shutdown of Windows a fairly long delay, and then   
   > recovery with all the operations I had keyed in being done (windows   
   > opening, closed programs closing, etc).  I went to Task Manager and   
   > found System Idle Process appearing to use 93-98% of CPU, but the   
   > Performance tab showed fairly low CPU usage.   
   >   
   > I don't know how to find the "guilty program".  I am hopeful that there   
   > is some app out there that will reveal it to me, but I am awful trying   
   > to find this myself.  I'll appreciate some pointers.   
      
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