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What is wrong with my MBP? PICS included
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Looks like you have serious problems. Even the text is getting distorted. Look at the name in the upper right hand corner. Fiasal Yaqub? What was it supposed to say?
Firstly, restart your computer and check that the problem does not reoccur right away. If it doesn't, wait until it does again, and mind your actions as you wait. Then if it occurs again, you'll know what may have triggered it.
In either case, you might want to repair permissions. Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility, select your disk, and click repair permissions. Do this while nothing else is running, then restart.
Also, in activity monitor, where everything says "Intel" - check that column for PowerPC.
FYI, iCal is also running in those screenshots, although that should be irrelevant here.
Exposure to cultures other than your own might do you well.
In either case, you might want to repair permissions. Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility, select your disk, and click repair permissions. Do this while nothing else is running, then restart.
Also, in activity monitor, where everything says "Intel" - check that column for PowerPC.
FYI, iCal is also running in those screenshots, although that should be irrelevant here.
Exposure to cultures other than your own might do you well.
Actually, it looks like your Window Server process is using a lot of CPU time. Does it persist after a reboot?
Edit: Wow - beat to the punch (post)
I think the text on the top right is his name.
There does not seem to be anything messy running in the activity monitor. OP, can you please elaborate on the issue that you are having? As others have mentioned, try performing a restart of your machine and see if the problem persists.
check your hard drive space. Make sure you lots free.
Repair permissions.
Try runnin it without iTunes.
check for any updates using software update.
Try runnin it without transmission..
Check each result and the one that gives you the biggest improvement is the culprit.
Repair permissions.
Try runnin it without iTunes.
check for any updates using software update.
Try runnin it without transmission..
Check each result and the one that gives you the biggest improvement is the culprit.
Long shot but...fonts? Are u doing design work and have lots of fonts on your system which are open? Extensis Suitcase should help.
May not be relevant but just trying to help.
May not be relevant but just trying to help.
ok, restart your computer like you would normally (just restart). when you get to your desktop, don't do anything except check activity monitor, making sure no other apps are open. Wait there for a little while to see if windowserver starts using the CPU a lot. if your CPU usage is still 40-70 (which is abnormal), then force quit windowserver.
Based on my MBP, which has similar specs to yours, windowserver is using 1.6%-3% CPU. This is with Safari (5 tabs), preview, PSCS3, mail and activity monitor open.
Also, if windowserver DOES end up using 40-70% CPU after your restart, check to see if you have any programs running in the background that might be crashing without you knowing. Like a virus scanner or something. I once had similar problems and it was always with my virus scanner running in the background hanging up and the system wouldn't tell me.
Also downloading Istat Menus is helpful I find, in monitoring your CPU usage and temps:
http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=28
Whenever your comp gets sluggish, it's because of two reasons, one, your cpu is being used way too much by something, and two, your ram is very low. For you it is definitely the CPU.
I just restarted my computer and ran activity monitor with no programs running and windowsserver was ranging from 20-80 CPU.