[OT] : Strange Windows XP problem

[Chong Yu Meng]

Net Llama! wrote:

> On 05/01/04 03:46, Joel Hammer wrote:
>
>> Try running knoppix from cd and see if the problem persists.
>> At least that would rule in/rule out a hardward problem.
>> Joel
>
>
> That's excellent advice.  Granted Knoppix isn't all that responsive 
> either, since it has to load things off the CD the first time they run.
>
> I'd say either windoze is being windoze, or you've got a hardware 
> problem, like the cache on the CPU is bad.  From your description it 
> sounds like the box is swapping itself to death.
>

Thanks Lonni !

Well, it's not swapping at all, as far as I can see. The delays seem to 
be caused by spikes in CPU utilization, which is really odd -- why would 
a mouse click cause CPU utilization to spike to 100% ? I'm gonna try the 
Knoppix CD and see what happens. If this is a hardware problem, it would 
give my wife an opportunity to request for a new notebook.

Regards,
pascal chong