My system is very nearly entirely frozen. In task manager -> process tab,
the "System" process is utilizing 99% of resources and hung there. (System!, NOT the usual System Idle Process)
Rebooting even in safe mode does not change the situation. The reboots
are taking four or five times as long as normal. Could it be the power supply?
This is my second power supply. Is there a way to know or test for
certain which major problem could be causing this, i.e. Power Supply, microprocessor or old main hard drive (original c drive)?
It is difficult to run anything on the system. The lag time per click is
almost in minutes. However I do have a home network, so I can use the resources of my similar second machine to access the machine in question.
Any insight in addition to buying a new machine?
Environment:
Windows 2000, SP4, running on
Dell Dimension XPS T550
Norton Antivirus corporate edition, with up-to-date virus definitions,
tested monthly.
latest Adaware personal edition and spybot search and destroy are run
monthly.
I Added a 120GB hard drive about two years ago.
Linear Mode
