100% CPU load???

[1.4TBIRD266_K7S5A]

K7s5a V.1
2000+ XP T-bred B
256MB PC2100 Crucial
30G Maxtor 7200rpm
Memorex 40x CD-writer
32MB PCI ATI 7000 video card
300W Sunpower PSU: 3.38v and 5.100 load stable
100MB internal Zip drive
56K V.92 Sterling modem
Win98SE clean install

I wonder my system is running at only about 1C higher than idle when benchmarking: Prime 95, Sisoft Sandra Burn-in Wizard and 3D Mark all together at the same time. The temp is at 42C almost all the time. Finaly I found out that my computer is using 100% CPU load when checking with MBM. Double check with windows system monitor: showing 100% CPU load at all time. Using 3 fingers salute Ctrl+Alt+Delete to disable all the programs running in the background but Explorer (only 3 running: antivirus, MBM and System Tray) with no difference. Using MSCONFIG to remove all and keep only ScanRegisty, Task Monitor and System Tray: still 100% CPU load. Also ran Ad-aware with the latest update.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY SYSTEM?

[OclockdECS]

Which anitivirus software are you running? I suggest AVG, it's free with free updates. Also, Adaware doesn't find everything, you can use Spybots S&D but use caution. You can find then here:

http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10...age&tag=button

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

[JnJn]

win98 doesn't have an "idle" process to let ur cpu rest and decrease it's temp.
so..... temperature wont vary much in win98 when full load and idle.

[steiner]

It is normal for win98 not to idle. Try using Cpucool, Rain, Waterfall...