On 3/15/06, Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 15 March 2006 14:54, Kevin Van Workum wrote: > > > On 3/13/06, Kevin Van Workum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I just installed the lastest version of cygwin on my W2K box and have > >> noticed that after about 3-4 minutes, bash.exe and csrss.exe are using > >> about 100% of the CPU. This happens if I simply start a cygwin shell > >> and wait for some time. I've only done the default base installation > >> and have not made any changes. One thing that maybe of importance is > >> that I don't have administrator privledges on this machine. Attached > >> is the output of cygcheck -s -r -v. I saw several other people with > >> this problem in the archive, but not solution posted. Any ideas? I'd > >> like to fix it because it significantly bogs down my machine. > > > > Some more information: > > > > If I boot in safe mode, I don't see this problem. Since SpySweeper > > doesn't start in safe mode, maybe SpySweeper is the culprit. > > There can't be a 'maybe' about it really, can there? If spy sweeper makes > the difference, spy sweeper IS the culprit, pretty much by definition.
Well, there are other things that don't get started in safe mode. So I can't be sure that it's spy sweeper. And since I can't turn spy sweeper off because I don't have admin privs, there's no way for me to be sure, so 'maybe' it's the culprit. > >I have no > > idea how to fix this though. > > I take it SpySweeper isn't OSS then? ;) Generally the way to fix a bug in > a proprietary application is to report it to the manufacturer. Or you could > return the faulty product and ask for a refund if you don't feel like waiting > for a fix. I doubt the folks that make spy sweeper would call this a bug. It's probably doing exactly what it's supposed to do. > > > > cheers, > DaveK > -- > Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Kevin Van Workum -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/