Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Random High CPU Usage 80%-100% @ idle

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and my specs are AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 GHz with 6.00 GB RAM. The computer randomly spikes up to 80%+ and usually higher than that and the computer runs really slow. Ived tried checking for spyware, or anything and nothing is found. This happens at idle and during normal activity. Restarting usually solves the issue but sometimes it doesnt. CPU isnt running hot at all, the drivers installed are that of Windows 7 installing at the clean install. I used process Explorer and found out it is:
CPU
15.6-20.10 Hardware Interrupts
52.0-65.00 Deferred Procedure Calls
This is what is making my usage so high, even makes my idle @ 25 and this is when nothing is running. Normal idle is from 0%-10% max but normal is like 6% and computer was perfect with Vista. Upgraded about 4 days ago.
Here is a screen shot.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/mike96z/ProcessExplorer.jpg
[IMG]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/mike96z/ProcessExplorer.jpg[/IMG]
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Mike

Hi Mike,
Yes, you can try Mark's suggestion as I noticed the similar issue regarding SPC was resolved by the hotfix.
In other case, you can also try the following steps to narrow down the root cause:
Test in Safe Mode:
Restart the computer and start pressing the F8 key on the keyboard. On a computer that is configured to boot multiple Operating Systems, press the F8 key when you see the boot menu. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe Mode, and then press Enter. Log onto Windows by using the Administrator account or any user account with Administrator privileges.
If issue disappear in Safe Mode, narrow down in Device Clean boot:
Clean Boot
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This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service.
1. Click "Start",and type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks) in the open box to start the System Configuration Utility.
2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".
4. Click "OK" to restart your computer to Selective Startup environment.
5. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK.
6. Check whether or not the issue still appears in this environment.

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