WMP 10 raises cpu usage

memory · 05-13-2007, 04:34 PM

Whenever I have WMP 10 open, my cpu usage goes up to around 70 percent. I don't even have to be playing a song. It starts just a few seconds after I open it and goes back down to zero percent few seconds after I close it. That is the only thing running at the time. Is this normal? Why would it be doing this?

Impulse666 · 05-14-2007, 12:38 PM

this is normal. if you watch your cpu usage it will peak like that when you start large programs. then it goes back to idle when it has pulled the program info from the HDD and into RAM. if it settles back down to zero after a few seconds when you start it you're fine. this is totally normal.

PC eye · 05-14-2007, 09:12 PM

WMP is a "resource grabber"! It places a heavier demand on video and sound as well as cpu time and you will see cpu temps climb faster there then with any gaming. If you run the screen saver during playback it even gets more interesting.

tlarkin · 05-14-2007, 09:15 PM

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PC eye · 05-15-2007, 02:01 AM

Have you tried that on a Vista machine? That would be a good alternative to WMP 11 for sure! MS should have stayed with WMP 10. But you know for Vista they had to have a newer version.

05-13-2007, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	WMP 10 raises cpu usage Whenever I have WMP 10 open, my cpu usage goes up to around 70 percent. I don't even have to be playing a song. It starts just a few seconds after I open it and goes back down to zero percent few seconds after I close it. That is the only thing running at the time. Is this normal? Why would it be doing this? __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

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Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	this is normal. if you watch your cpu usage it will peak like that when you start large programs. then it goes back to idle when it has pulled the program info from the HDD and into RAM. if it settles back down to zero after a few seconds when you start it you're fine. this is totally normal. __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,004	WMP is a "resource grabber"! It places a heavier demand on video and sound as well as cpu time and you will see cpu temps climb faster there then with any gaming. If you run the screen saver during playback it even gets more interesting. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

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