Hello
I have an
Intel Celeron 902MHZ with Windows XP Vers. 2002 Service Pack 2 and 304 MB Ram
Anti-Virus ESET NOD 32
I had an older computer that I had updated a year and a half ago. The computer worked fine after it came back from the tech. I only used it for Internet purposes. I later disconnected the computer and it sat packed up for a year.
My grandaughter needed a computer for schoolwork and browsing, facebook etc., so I set it up and connected the internet.
The problem is the computer seems to be running to many processes. I checked under task manager and found , when idle it shows anywhere from 17% to 29% usage. If I move the mouse it jumps from 35% yo 100%. I'm assuming this is why the internet pages are slow to load.
I've checked the internet connection, speed and made sure no files were hanging around. I have run a defrag and done a checkdisk.
It loads programs quickly and seems to handle most functions efficiently, however I don't know how to get rid of this usage issue. Nothing was added as it sat for a year. I know it should have more RAM but it ran a year ago without problems and I thought it would be sufficient for her to use as a first computer.
Can anybody help?