From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue Jul 25 2000 - 04:25:23 EDT
wintop will give you cpu useage as well as which app is doing the
using.. :-)
if you can't find it on the MS web site, ask, i have it here someplace
and i'll send it..
Chris Schumann wrote:
> Many thanks to those who have so far responded to my questions
> about disk drive passwords and wireless networking.
>
> I've got a 600X and I'm concerned about CPU use. I would appreciate
> it if those of you with built-in modems would run this experiment.
>
> Start your machine. Start the CPU load monitor (Performance Monitor
> on NT and Win2K, System Monitor on Win9x). Record CPU use.
>
> Make the modem dial (with dial-up networking or Hyperterminal), but
> do not let it connect. Close the application and record CPU use
> again.
>
> On my system, I get 5 or 6 percent before using the modem and
> 80 to 100% use after starting the modem. If the modem connects,
> CPU use goes back down until I disconnect.
>
> This could be a serious problem with the modem driver and has a
> large impact on battery life.
>
> Could any of you point me to some kind of "top" program for
> Windows98 that shows which processes are using CPU?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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