Re-boot Question [message #62875] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 10:07 |
Chris Lang
Messages: 91 Registered: March 2007
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At the risk of being annoying and incarcerated, I have
another question. I have been brought to the brink of
insanity trying to find out what is causing my CPU to
idle at 50% load. I've tried evrything, and though my
computer is now a bit faster and more efficient, it still
mocks me at 50%.
A couple of you have suggested re-booting, and "wiping everything off", also
saying that this would be an "easy"
solution.
I haven't done this in years, and the last time, I remember re-loading software
for two days solid. That leads me to believe
that there is some way to re-boot, while indicating which
programs you want to stay; a "soft" or "partial" re-boot.
Is this right, or am I facing re-loading every friggin' plug-in,
program, etc.?
Help!
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Re: Re-boot Question [message #62879 is a reply to message #62875] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 10:03 |
RZ
Messages: 61 Registered: July 2005
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Is your start menu clear?
"Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote in message news:43c53b67$1@linux...
>
> At the risk of being annoying and incarcerated, I have
> another question. I have been brought to the brink of
> insanity trying to find out what is causing my CPU to
> idle at 50% load. I've tried evrything, and though my
> computer is now a bit faster and more efficient, it still
> mocks me at 50%.
>
> A couple of you have suggested re-booting, and "wiping everything off",
> also
> saying that this would be an "easy"
> solution.
>
> I haven't done this in years, and the last time, I remember re-loading
> software
> for two days solid. That leads me to believe
> that there is some way to re-boot, while indicating which
> programs you want to stay; a "soft" or "partial" re-boot.
>
> Is this right, or am I facing re-loading every friggin' plug-in,
> program, etc.?
>
> Help!
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Re: Re-boot Question [message #62881 is a reply to message #62875] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 10:24 |
John [1]
Messages: 2229 Registered: September 2005
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Using GHOST 2003 is the only way I have kept what little sanity I have.
I make images like this.
Winxp1.gho raw xp install
Winxp2.gho with Paris installed
Winxp3.gho with Paris and 20 fav apps
Restoring an image takes 3 minutes typically, so I can play all I want
and always get back to a milestone.
John
Chris Lang wrote:
> At the risk of being annoying and incarcerated, I have
> another question. I have been brought to the brink of
> insanity trying to find out what is causing my CPU to
> idle at 50% load. I've tried evrything, and though my
> computer is now a bit faster and more efficient, it still
> mocks me at 50%.
>
> A couple of you have suggested re-booting, and "wiping everything off", also
> saying that this would be an "easy"
> solution.
>
> I haven't done this in years, and the last time, I remember re-loading software
> for two days solid. That leads me to believe
> that there is some way to re-boot, while indicating which
> programs you want to stay; a "soft" or "partial" re-boot.
>
> Is this right, or am I facing re-loading every friggin' plug-in,
> program, etc.?
>
> Help!
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