Re: Yet another SVCHOST.EXE posting (my workaround)

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BIG AL

Change the file name back to HPSLPSVC32.DLL.

I think to this is the Service you need to change. It monitors ink levels
amongst other things.

Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services and right click
on HP Digital Image Monitor and select Properties. Change the
StartUp type from Automatic to Manual.

The change could be just a Stop gap requiring an update of HP software.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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BIG AL wrote:
Gerry,

GOOD NEWS & not so good news.

I want to thank you for your help. You gave me enough of insite on my
problem. I first ran the program "PROCESS EXPLORER" and found its a
great utility program. Lots of information was displayed, most of
which I did not understand, but it gave me enough of insite of which
program was causing my problem with the SVCHOST.EXE and what computer
progam was causing my problem.


First off I killed PID 1302 and noticed that CPU usage fell down from
the 100% useage. I rebooted the computer and the 100% CPU usage
returned. I next download the program and saved it to the desktop
and unzipped it. I re-ran the program and found that P!D 1408 was
the new SVCHOST.EXE was causing the problem. I highlighted in and
found that a window opened up with lots of tabs. Starting looking at
all this unknow information I figured out the program that had been
causing my problem was located in
C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin. The file name is
HPSLPSVC32.DLL. I did a search for this file and changed the file
ext. from DLL to BAK. I have rebooted the computer several times and
have found that my CPU is running normal now.

NOW for the NOT SO GOOD NEWS: I dont know what I have screw-up !!! by
changing this file name. I kind of figure that maybe my wireless
network printer will not work correctly now. But I will work on that
soon. I was thinking of maybe uninstall the network computer on that
computer and and try to reinstall it again. I will be giving this a
shot really soon. I will keep you all up to date on what I have
found...

Gerry, Again I wish to thank you for all of your help because with
out you giving me a link to the program "PROCESS EXPLORER" I would
still be there pulling my hair out....

Thank you.....

BIG AL


"Gerry" wrote:

BIG AL

You need to research more about the svchost.exe process that is
displaying high CPU usage!

You can investigate Processes using Process Explorer, which is a
better tool than Task Manager.

Please provide the Command Line of the Process giving any unexplained
CPU usage and list the services that use that process.

Process Explorer is more commonly used than Process Express in these
newsgroups to diagnose these type of problems. If you cannot provide
the information requested please download and install Process
Explorer.

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

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.

Your deletions relating to prefetch are I suspect of dubious value.
If you have deleted layout.ini you may removed the ability to use
prefetch and the performance benefits it can bring.





Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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BIG AL wrote:
I have been having this problem with 100% CPU usage for some time
now. The SVCHOST.EXE is using approx 90-99% of CPU.

My work around has been to:

1.) END the process for SVCHOST.EXE (Windows Task Manager,
processes tab)
2.) start > run and type in %TEMP% (highlight & delete all
files)
3.) start > run and type in PREFETCH (highlight & delete all
files)
4.) REBOOT computer.

Once my computer has rebooted the CPU usage now only display
whenever programs are running and their amount of usage.

NOTE: If I shut down the computer or restarted it, I have to repeat
this process over again because the CPU will be at 100% usage again.

This is how I have been working around this problem now for better
that a year...

I was thinking that my antivirus was the cause to this problem, but
just tonight Norton help had removed my Norton360 off of my computer
and the problem still exists. So I now believe that it is one of
Microsoft updates that have caused this problem.


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