Re: svchost.exe stealing cpu resources

From: Daniel Lidstrom (someone_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:28:49 +0200

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:17:30 -0400, Phil (purplehaz) wrote:

[top-post corrected]

> Daniel Lidstrom wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> what is causing svchost.exe (LOCAL_SERVICE) to steal my cpu
>> resources? I want to run a program at 100% cpu but svchost.exe keeps
>> running and running and... I do not want to change process priority
>> of my other program, it should be fine with below-normal priority
>> because I think svchost.exe should not be doing this. What is causing
>> it, and what can I do about it?
>
> Do a virus scan with updated anti-virus program.

I do not have virii. 

-- 
Daniel
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