I think these 2 are conflicting with each other. should I dump one of the two?
in the task manager; processes it tells me that “System Idle Process” is taking a lot of my CPU. Why is it doing that? while running and typing. slowing me down.
Please help
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10 responses so far ↓
1 hklpanda // Nov 19, 2008
McAfee is eeeeeeevil
2 AlmostFamous // Nov 19, 2008
mcafee
3 Mr.Serb // Nov 19, 2008
I like Mcafee more than Windows
but it’s your choice
i’ve had them both and I found that Mcafee is safer and simpler
hope i helped
4 TaKe.Me.DoWn?_Try.iT! // Nov 19, 2008
Yeah, dump XP defender.
Mcafee specializes in this (the whole point of the software)
5 jdinvis // Nov 19, 2008
System Idle Process is just a ‘counter’ if you like.
Seeing it at 99% is pretty normal, it doesn’t mean that 99% of your CPU is taken, it means that 99% is free!
99% idle, if that makes sense!
6 mckinlsm // Nov 19, 2008
Get rid of them both!
I would recommend using AVG which comes with virus protection and anti-spyware detection.
free.avg.com
The System Idle Process is always going to hit 99% CPU when you are in a taskmanager. What you really need to look at is memory usage from within the taskmanager.
7 necromancer5014 // Nov 19, 2008
use mccafee,dont get AVG or norton imo,iv heard they give viruses.
8 mmarrero // Nov 19, 2008
1) Right, having these two slow things down when reading/writing files. I’d completely kill MS Defender, and use Spybot S&D w/o online scanning stuff - be sure to run it at least once a week.
2) Wrong, a high “System Idle” means your PC is doing nothing! (it’s waiting for something to happen for a few milliseconds). Minimize Task manager, check the “performance” tab. Download System Internal’s Process Explorer instead at Microsoft.com, it shows a lot more technical info.
9 dantrc724 // Nov 19, 2008
System Idle Process isn’t a McAfee thing. I never had any luck with McAfee and I never heard of XP defender. However, if XP defender is like McAfee (they are both anti-virus programs primarily) then it might be good to only have one always active and use the other manually when you feel the need to. If one of the other works well for you, then you should just use the one. If you suspect you have viruses, then you can run scans on both. As far as everyday operations, you only really need one anti-virus.
10 trg // Oct 3, 2009
last post is absolutely wrong: McAfee is anti-virus and defender = strictly anti-spy/malware
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