Re: svchost.exe network services problem

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Hi,

Open Windows Explorer to this folder:

C:\Windows\system32\wins

Is there an svchost.exe file here? If so, you have a virus.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Confused and Befrazzled" <Confused and
Befrazzled@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Everytime I connect to the internet, any application I start which uses
> the
> connection doesn't work or is really slowed down util I end 'svchost.exe
> network services in task manager' How do I fix this? I 'm running windows
> xp
> service pack 2 with a broadband dsl connection. Thanks!


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