Re: svchost

I'm in the process of doing this (and thanks to all that have replied) again
from scratch. This time...the other 2 computers are completely disconnected
from the router (no internet for them or network for that matter). Once SP2
is installed, I will also install my Zonealarm Security Suite then...I'll
connect this single computer back to my router (the others are still no
connected) and proceed with AV and AS definition updates. Hopefully since
Automatic Updates is enabled, the little yellow icon on the bottom right
will download all security updates.

From my experience, it's just way faster to go to windows update directly
instead of waiting for it to update itself.

What I meant by low level is exactly how you described it. By letting
windows delete and create a new partition. Some people (not myself)
overwrite by using the repair windows function or using windows xp disc to
upgrade ontop of windows2000, 98SE, ME....etc. I prefer to always boot from
the xp disc and start from scratch.

I'm not sure what you mean by slipstreamed CD's? I have a retail copy of
Windows XP Pro for this computer. SP2, which I downloaded the (Windows XP
SP2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers) copy
which is 266MB's from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
Microsoft's website. From there, I burnt this 266MB file onto a CD. Again
much, much easier that going to windowsupdate and wait for all the updates
then SP2.


"Pop`" <nodoby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DVDNITE DVD Rentals and Sales wrote:
Help! For the life of me, this has finally gotten to me. I've
formatted several times. All clean installs of windows xp on my
computer.
1. low level format
2. once installed, install sp2 from cd
3. once sp2 installed enable automatic updates.
4. go directly to windows update

After number 4 my computer all of a sudden is "screwed" because of
this stupid SVCHOST eating 100% of the CPU.

What the hell is it doing this? If I don't install SP2, everything is
OK. This has never happened before when I formated my other 2
computers with SP2.

What's with SVCHOST not allowing me to do anything anymore
considering this computer has a clean (formatted) install?

From various parts of this thread, you seem to have your router/net
connected while you're doing the rebuild. Don't do that.

Disconnect your switch/gateway/router/whatever, along with all USB
devices; all peripherals on the computer.

Now do another CD full install, starting right from deleting/recreating
the partition.
Start from a Cold, Powered-Down, power completely off state (not just
the computer switch turned off), and boot from the CD.

If you spot a service host eating up a lot of cpu time, give it 5 minutes
before you decide something's gone wrong.

Install everything up to and including SP2, firewall, antivirus, and
spyware. Yes, I know you have a router, but do all this first anyway. If
you use a HOSTS file, copy it in too.
NOW go online and start letting the windows updates start to come in
automatically. At the same time, start updating your antivirus, firewall
and spyware programs.

If you spot a service host eating up a lot of cpu time, give it 5 minutes
before you decide something's gone wrong.

I've been thru this a couple times myself and it's usually the LAN or
internet connection that's letting things get hung up. Keep them out of
hte picture completely until you absolutely must have them. IME it was
the LAN causing the problems, and another time it was a printer, believe
it or not, but I tend to limit troubleshooting of these things because of
hte long boot times one ends up with.

When all is working, regmon with its registry optimizer from sysinternals
and uphclean's from MS are two good utilities I also use; they help
immenseley when you know you have several more Restarts coming<g> as you
continue the rebuild.
Do NOT skip REstarts when they're offered. That's a good way to create
conflicts that are hard to track down.

HTH,
Pop`

PS - what do you mean when you say "low level" format? If you're not
letting the XP CD do the partition deletion/recreation and formatting,
there's no telling what's being overwritten and what's not. It's very
unusual to be able to "low level format" a modern drive.

I assume, from your descriptions, that you do NOT have slipstreamed CD's
for any of this, right?





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