Solve : Consumer IR devices + CPU at 100%?

1.	Solve : Consumer IR devices + CPU at 100%?
Answer» Hi, So I'm not sure where to post this as it concerns my Laptop, where the APPARENT problem is the Consumer IR device, which according to another thread is not the real problem but a Windows Vista update is. Just move it if it's in the wrong section ^^ Laptop: Acer Aspire 7730G Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 I have more or less the same problem as this guy here had: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?message.uid=110975 At first I couldn't log in, now I can after 30 minutes of waiting...which doesn't help much as CPU usage is constantly at 100%, so I can't do ANYTHING (but open the Task Manager). Nothing suspicious is opened that uses a lot of CPU. In Safe Mode I could see that the Consumer IR devices wouldn't load. While googling I found the above thread, which suggests: Quote "You do not have a problem with your IR device and its driver is perfectly fine, what you have a problem with is a Microsoft Vista update published on the 26/08/09 and called KB973879." However I couldn't find this KB973879 update =/ I tried to uninstall all recent Vista updates, but I couldn't prevent the reinstallation when restarting because I can't open "Windows Update" in Safe Mode somehow. Help is appreciated a lot =)Open Task Manager to the Processes Tab and sort on the CPU column. Which process is eating the cycles?You mean which one is the process using that much CPU? They are all normal, one or two fluctuating between 00 and 05, but that's it...I'm not sure how that's possible. If the cpu is at 100%, at least one process has to be churning away.I know =/ I can check again just to be sure, but the first thing I verified was the CPU usage of the processes and they were all normal. I might be BACK in an hour when Windows finally loaded and I got back in Safe Mode lol. Do you have any idea if any other update may be causing this? As I said I didn't find KB973879. You sure it's not the "CPU idle process" ? ?Do you mean the "System Idle Process"? If yes, then no it's not under the list of running processes...Just checking. You can DLoad and install Process Explorer which will give you a bit more info than Task Manager.The problem was resolved by using the "System Configuration" tool in Control Panel-->ADMINISTRATIVE Tools. I used the "Diagnostic startup" option and restarted a few times. I still think it was because of a Vista update and I'm now very reluctant to these "8 important updates" Vista wants me to install again -.- . Edit: False hope, same problem again as I switched on my laptop today.... Quote from: Amlung on October 10, 2009, 07:46:56 AM Do you mean the "System Idle Process"? If yes, then no it's not under the list of running processes... Wait a second. System Idle process HAS to be listed. Now I'm confused. Please do as I suggested above - open task manager to the Processes tab. Sort on the cpu column with highest usage at the to (double-click on the "cpu" title). System Idle Process should be the TOP ITEM you see because it show show highest cpu "usage" (not that it's actually "using" the cpu). Now, if the cpu starts spiking one of the processes at the top of the list will also spike. Which one is it? i have the same problem with him with the same laptop also....how can i possibly fix this one....regarding consumer ir devices issues?.....any effective advice....because my computer hangs all the time ,,,pls,pls,pls,,,,,im desperate....thanks in advance guys,,,,

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Hi,

So I'm not sure where to post this as it concerns my Laptop, where the APPARENT problem is the Consumer IR device, which according to another thread is not the real problem but a Windows Vista update is.
Just move it if it's in the wrong section ^^

Laptop: Acer Aspire 7730G
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2

I have more or less the same problem as this guy here had:

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?message.uid=110975

At first I couldn't log in, now I can after 30 minutes of waiting...which doesn't help much as CPU usage is constantly at 100%, so I can't do ANYTHING (but open the Task Manager). Nothing suspicious is opened that uses a lot of CPU.

In Safe Mode I could see that the Consumer IR devices wouldn't load.
While googling I found the above thread, which suggests:

Quote

"You do not have a problem with your IR device and its driver is perfectly fine, what you have a problem with is a Microsoft Vista update published on the 26/08/09 and called KB973879."

However I couldn't find this KB973879 update =/
I tried to uninstall all recent Vista updates, but I couldn't prevent the reinstallation when restarting because I can't open "Windows Update" in Safe Mode somehow.

Help is appreciated a lot =)Open Task Manager to the Processes Tab and sort on the CPU column. Which process is eating the cycles?You mean which one is the process using that much CPU?
They are all normal, one or two fluctuating between 00 and 05, but that's it...I'm not sure how that's possible. If the cpu is at 100%, at least one process has to be churning away.I know =/ I can check again just to be sure, but the first thing I verified was the CPU usage of the processes and they were all normal.
I might be BACK in an hour when Windows finally loaded and I got back in Safe Mode lol.

Do you have any idea if any other update may be causing this? As I said I didn't find KB973879. You sure it's not the "CPU idle process" ? ?Do you mean the "System Idle Process"?
If yes, then no it's not under the list of running processes...Just checking.

You can DLoad and install Process Explorer which will give you a bit more info than Task Manager.The problem was resolved by using the "System Configuration" tool in Control Panel-->ADMINISTRATIVE Tools. I used the "Diagnostic startup" option and restarted a few times.

I still think it was because of a Vista update and I'm now very reluctant to these "8 important updates" Vista wants me to install again -.- .

Edit:

False hope, same problem again as I switched on my laptop today.... Quote from: Amlung on October 10, 2009, 07:46:56 AM

Do you mean the "System Idle Process"?
If yes, then no it's not under the list of running processes...

Wait a second. System Idle process HAS to be listed. Now I'm confused. Please do as I suggested above - open task manager to the Processes tab. Sort on the cpu column with highest usage at the to (double-click on the "cpu" title). System Idle Process should be the TOP ITEM you see because it show show highest cpu "usage" (not that it's actually "using" the cpu).

Now, if the cpu starts spiking one of the processes at the top of the list will also spike. Which one is it? i have the same problem with him with the same laptop also....how can i possibly fix this one....regarding consumer ir devices issues?.....any effective advice....because my computer hangs all the time ,,,pls,pls,pls,,,,,im desperate....thanks in advance guys,,,,

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