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  • D Dan Mos

    This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

    Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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    You poor sod having to support people like this.

    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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      You poor sod having to support people like this.

      Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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      Dan Mos
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      Nah, it's OK. They make my day!!!

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        So buy and study a book. :laugh: And spend some of your lottery winnings towards a second PC, I recommend a quad-core. You could then organize Idle's affinity with just one core, and use the remaining three. :)

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        Roger Wright
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        I have, at last inventory, some 80+ sq ft of bookshelf occupied by programming and IT books. Having read all of them, many several times, I can attest to the fact that programming is not learned by study. Only practice and problem resolution leads to knowledge. ;P

        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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          I have, at last inventory, some 80+ sq ft of bookshelf occupied by programming and IT books. Having read all of them, many several times, I can attest to the fact that programming is not learned by study. Only practice and problem resolution leads to knowledge. ;P

          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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          Luc Pattyn
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          Now is the time to start using all those idle cores. :)

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          • D Dan Mos

            This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

            Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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            Create an executable, call it "Available CPU Load", let it create one thread per virtual core that just adds numbers, set them at a priority just one above "Idle", and (tell him to) install that at boot. Instant Godness.

            Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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              Create an executable, call it "Available CPU Load", let it create one thread per virtual core that just adds numbers, set them at a priority just one above "Idle", and (tell him to) install that at boot. Instant Godness.

              Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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              Dan Mos
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              something like: somewhere in a serial for... do{ if (true == true && true!= false && (1==1 && 1!=0)) string precentage = (1+1)!=2?"100%":"100%"; } while(true.ToString().ToLower()=="true"); Will that work?:~ :)

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              • R Roger Wright

                :laugh: :laugh: Many a time I've wished that I could find a way to keep that System Idle process from starting. I didn't buy this damned thing to sit there and do nothing! It's especially frustrating when I've asked it to do something and persists in remaining 100% idle, and if it's so idle, why does it need so many resources? :mad:

                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                You're soooooo right. Think at a wash machine remaining so long idle! :-D

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                • L Luc Pattyn

                  Now is the time to start using all those idle cores. :)

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                  Roger Wright
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                  :sigh: I really planned to use this vacation time to clean up the yard and house, but instead I find myself glued to the keyboard, completing the User Control I started last week. I have all the graphics working nicely - changing shapes based on user input. Now I want to add event handlers for text boxes and an event generator to notify the host app of changes. Back to the books! Oh, my poor neglected yard... :doh:

                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                  • D Dan Mos

                    This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

                    Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                    MDL=>Moshu wrote:

                    "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it

                    Tell the user its a virus, install an antivirus and charge him! :)

                    My signature "sucks" today

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                      :sigh: I really planned to use this vacation time to clean up the yard and house, but instead I find myself glued to the keyboard, completing the User Control I started last week. I have all the graphics working nicely - changing shapes based on user input. Now I want to add event handlers for text boxes and an event generator to notify the host app of changes. Back to the books! Oh, my poor neglected yard... :doh:

                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                      Life is one long battle against weeds and bugs. :)

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        :sigh: I really planned to use this vacation time to clean up the yard and house, but instead I find myself glued to the keyboard, completing the User Control I started last week. I have all the graphics working nicely - changing shapes based on user input. Now I want to add event handlers for text boxes and an event generator to notify the host app of changes. Back to the books! Oh, my poor neglected yard... :doh:

                        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                        Andy Brummer
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                        Roger Wright wrote:

                        Oh, my poor neglected yard..

                        Isn't it all just brown dried husks of plants by now anyway? :-D

                        I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

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                          Roger Wright wrote:

                          Oh, my poor neglected yard..

                          Isn't it all just brown dried husks of plants by now anyway? :-D

                          I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

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                          Roger Wright
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                          Actually, I've found a number of species that can grow here, given proper care. Ruellia, lantana, vinca major - all thrive in the heat with reasonable watering. I have 5 different types of trees growing now, and doing well, along with guavas, grapes, and assorted vegetables. Most surprisingly, I stuck a plumeria in a pot last year and the thing's blooming! Who'da thunk it? But the weeds are a constant menace, and though they die and turn brown, they don't go away - nothing seems to decay here (excepting a few barflies I see now and then).

                          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                            Actually, I've found a number of species that can grow here, given proper care. Ruellia, lantana, vinca major - all thrive in the heat with reasonable watering. I have 5 different types of trees growing now, and doing well, along with guavas, grapes, and assorted vegetables. Most surprisingly, I stuck a plumeria in a pot last year and the thing's blooming! Who'da thunk it? But the weeds are a constant menace, and though they die and turn brown, they don't go away - nothing seems to decay here (excepting a few barflies I see now and then).

                            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                            Dan Mos
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                            I think the PE was smoking some of your plants. It all makes sence now!!! :)

                            Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                              MDL=>Moshu wrote:

                              "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it

                              Tell the user its a virus, install an antivirus and charge him! :)

                              My signature "sucks" today

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                              Dan Mos
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                              Even better, I'll try to install the AV, but I will fail to remove the virus so I'll do a whole system reinstall and charge more for that!

                              Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                              • D Dan Mos

                                This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

                                Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                                CalvinHobbies
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                                I love threads like this. it's good to have that "support" group out there.

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                                • D Dan Mos

                                  This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

                                  Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                                  Ray Cassick
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                                  Oh my god that's a classic! Almost made me spit out my medicine :) Honestly, that one has to get printed out and posted on my wall in the office :) I am still laughing.


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                                    Oh my god that's a classic! Almost made me spit out my medicine :) Honestly, that one has to get printed out and posted on my wall in the office :) I am still laughing.


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                                    Dan Mos
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                                    Sorry about that :) It wasn't me!!! It was Shaggy, trust me!!! :)

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                                    • D Dan Mos

                                      By computer you mean brain right(not left)? :)

                                      Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                                      Dan Neely
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                                      Nah, the brain is already off. That's part of the problem.

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                                      • D Dan Mos

                                        This Friday I just received the most beautifull and inteligent question/problem from one of the PE's. "My computer is working really slow. I've managed to isolate the problem. It seems that System Idle Process is consuming almost 100% of the CPU. Can you please have a look at it? Thanks" This is an aprox transaltion from romanian to english. I'm not kidding. It's one of those wanna be "power users". :)

                                        Just an irritated, ranting son of ... an IT guy. At your trolling services

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                                        Brings to mind "In early development, the prototype 729 had two status lights labeled Select and Idle. One day a vice president visited the lab and noticing this told the Engineers "That is not acceptable! IBM machines are NEVER idle!" The labels on the lights were quickly changed to Select and Ready." IBM_729[^]

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                                        • R Roger Wright

                                          :laugh: :laugh: Many a time I've wished that I could find a way to keep that System Idle process from starting. I didn't buy this damned thing to sit there and do nothing! It's especially frustrating when I've asked it to do something and persists in remaining 100% idle, and if it's so idle, why does it need so many resources? :mad:

                                          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                          Roger Wright wrote:

                                          and if it's so idle, why does it need so many resources

                                          Have you ever let a Hemi V8 idle? :rolleyes:

                                          -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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