Re: svchst.exe

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Ahh yes, thank you. Gerry. et al.

will download process explorer.

Though I do now think that it is the updates that are causing the CPU
excess.

Will advise,

Thanks,
Robert


"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Robert

You need to identify which application is generating excessive use of
svchost.exe. Process Explorer provides more information than Task
Manager.

Download Process Explorer.

For further information about Process Explorer see here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the svchost
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties, Services.
Note there are the full names and some explanation of what each service
does.

You will find further information on Services here:
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services are
dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab allow
it a little time to display the information.

It would be helpful if you could post the Command Line of the svchost
process generating the excessive CPU usage. In Process Explorer place
cursor on Process and select Properties, Image.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Robert J. Lafayette wrote:
Malke, thank you.

Excellent suggestions.

I use Comodo firewall and Avast free anti virus;
approximately once a week I run Compu Rx with all its components,
including defrag,

CC Cleaner as a pre registry cleaner and Free Registry cleaner

as well as having Adaware.

It seems that when Avast updates (daily and as sent by Avast during
the day) it takes lots of CPU via svchost and this may be the problem.

I hope Avast update is all the problem is!?!

Robert


"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Robert J. Lafayette wrote:
XP Home sp2.


too much CPU going to one of the svchost.exe commands.

A large svchost.exe, 14,212 k sometimes goes as high as 22,000 k.

Often, too often, pushes CPU to 100% virtually stopping everything
else. What can be done? Do I have too many SYSTEM svchost.exe's? Five
(5) are


The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the
malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what
programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

In your case, I would answer the Second Question first. If the
machine is clean, we can then narrow down the troubleshooting with
the answer to the First Question.


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User




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