Re: Windows Update, SVCHOST, and 99% CPU usage... help please...

But here's the thing, an MVP has not come along and explained this. So
my thoughts would conclude that the great evil empire is doing
something behind our backs. Hum maybe like forcing windows genuine
advantage on us?

The further we go the more I think that computers as we know them are
doomed. MS is mostly crap. And most linuxes are following in their
footsteps. Yea for MAC...

Kirk
BTW. I am a hardcore windows admin.

McDoogie wrote:
Evening Folks:..Just noticed something of interest in the 'MIcrosoft Update'
site, one can now go in and "Change Settings", which allows one to just scan
and get updates for Windows [the old way !] and forget about updates for all
the other Microsoft Software programs, which require updates much less
frequently, this will free up a pile of CPU usage at Boot as each and every
time one' boot's up', you'll only be checking for Windows patches not the
whole shooting match....Have to check off the change however if one wants to
go this way !! McDoogie

"NeoX2K5" wrote:

Hey BuRford,

i had the same problem just 1 hour ago, but i think i've found the reason now.
At first i had disabled all network-devices and tried a lot to solve the
problem, but nothing brought the excepted result.

You wrote that you have checked your PC with NOD32 ... just try to uninstall
it.
Don't know why, but it works (on my PC) ...

"McDoogie" wrote:

For two weeks I have been experiencing the same CPU overload that Tiny Tim
and buFord have related to, it just dawned on me that it started when I
downloaded the "Microsoft Update" feature in lieu of 'Windows Update' site !
After all systems were booted up and stable [NAV, Zone Alarm, etc.] I have
had to wait as long as 4 minutes while SVCHost.exe robbed the CPU running at
70 to 75% usage all the while no other access was possible as total CPU Usage
was always 100% while SCVHost was running. Disabled the Microsoft/Windows
Update feature alltogether and success, I now have my PC back running the way
it used to ! ...NOW, is somebody going to wake up on the west coast out there
and fix this problem, or, shall we all just run our systems without knowing
if we are up todate with the latest patches, etc. ?? .........cheers;
McDoogie

"buRford" wrote:

Hi - - Over the past month, I've noticed some strange behavior after my first bootup of
the day... about 30 secs - a minute after bootup, wuauclt.exe starts, then shortly after
wmiprvse.exe starts.
My CPU spikes to 99%, and everything hangs. One entry of svchost spikes to
99% CPU usage. Then after 30 seconds or so, all goes back to normal. This is the only
time it happens. If I bootup later in the day, all's cool... only happens first bootup of
the day.
If I disable WU, all is cool.

The only connections that open are to windows update, during this lag.
As far as I can tell, I've scanned with my AV (NOD32), Outpost Firewall anti-spyware
plug-in, Spybot, Adaware, Spycop, and Unhackme... my system is clean.

I don't know if this has any relevance: In my wmiprov.log I'll get an entry "WDM call
returned error: 4200."
In wbemess.log, I get five entries of "NT Event Log Consumer: could not retrieve sid,
0x80041002."

Nothing abnormal shows up in the System or Application entries of EVENT VIEWER.
No other abnormal behavior or errors ever... if I wait a minute or two after bootup, and
do nothing, then I have no problems.

I'm running XP sp2, on an AMD Athlon XP 1800, with 768MB RAM.
Right now, I have WU disabled, but I'd prefer to be notified when

Anyone have any idea what might be going on, or where I can look on my system to
troubleshoot this? Anywhere I can find out what is using SVCHOST?
Any help is appreciated... thanks!


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