HELP 99% CPU

Nuked · 23 Jul 2007 at 23:20

Hi Guys, I have a problem I can't sort out, I have TomTom Home installed and when I log in (connect the software to the internet) my CPU load shoots to 99% and stays there and when I end the task in Windows task manager its still at 99%, any Ideas

Thanking you in advance

Nuke

bledd · 23 Jul 2007 at 23:41

in the processes tab, what is taking up most of it?

if it's svchost.exe, then disable automatic windows updates and reboot

brendy · 24 Jul 2007 at 00:00

Try uninstalling the offending item, could be av, the tomtom software etc reboot then reinstall if you can find later fixes etc great.

Nuked · 24 Jul 2007 at 00:30

Thanks, bledd, brendy for the quick reply, in the process tab, TomTom HOME.exe is taking 99% CPU, in the Applications tab I end the task but it still shows 99% in the Processes tab, I try to end the process in the processes tab, I get the usual warning about ending the process in this manner but still click on end process but it won't end, I have to reboot as the PC is so slow. I have tried uninstalling the application and re-installing and even fired it up with the av and fw disabled (stupid) and connecting to the internet, but as soon as I connect to the internet it shoots up to 99% CPU?

brendy · 24 Jul 2007 at 00:37

Your best bet is trying to use either the latest version or previous version to what you are using.

Nuked · 24 Jul 2007 at 00:51

I'm using the latest version,I'll see if I can find the previous version, I had similar problem with Adobe Reader 8 AutoUpdater, 99% CPU. in the end I renamed the AutoUpdater.dll to AutoUpdater.xxx and the problem stopped,