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ntvdm .exe consumes 99% cpu load

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by pratham_barje2002

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Hi, I am running XP Home (actually re-installed a month ago from scratch) and find that if the PC is left unattended for about an hour the ntvdm.exe process starts up and slows everything down as it consumes 99% of CPU load. It never starts on initial boot, only after...

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by jellimonsta

NTDVM is the 16 bit DOS VM used for running old 16 bit (win 95 games and programs). If you do not have a need for this you can disable it.
Click Start> Run
Type: msconfig
Browse to the 'startup' tab and uncheck NTDVM.
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by oh smeg

You should install Process Quick Link 2 available here

http://www.processlibrary.com/quicklink/

This places green dots besides the Running Processes in the Task Manager and when you click on the one beside the unknown process it opens a Web Page with a description of what that individual process is and what to look for.

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by computechdan

running away with resources seems like a very common issue with no real resolutions

in addition to what has already been suggested i also suggest u check the system for malware, ect. perhaps u have a 16 bit bug

as a potential workaround u may be able to reduce it's load by adjusting it's priority to low

also i found this that seems to help some workaround this problem

http://www.tamedos.com/

the root of this problem is however a 16bit application that is running in the system

perhaps a screen saver?

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