svchost.exe memory usage

[Guest]

I do windows forms in c# dot net and web forms in asp/c# dot net. While
repeatedy running and debugging my apps, svchost.exe continues to grow in
size.

I leave the machine up 24/7 and after a couple of days svchost.exe will grow
to over 1 GB. Even with 2 GB on the machine, it begins to bog down and fall
apart, requiring a reboot. (a royal pain with 3 or 4 IDEs with projects open,
as well as another dozen or so utilities)

Using ProcessExplorer, it tells me that there are ~25 services running under
this instance of svchost.exe. I've restarted each of the services, but it
does not free up any memory.

I am running xp pro sp2 with automatic upades enabled.

Any ideas?????

TIA

 

[JS]

From Ramesh's web site: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/svchost.htm
Also: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

To find out more about Svchost.exe entries try Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
Click/Expand the Svchost.exe process that you are interest in.
Then highlight one of the 25 process listed under Svchost, right click and
from the options listed select: google
This should display what out there on the web about that process.

JS

 

[Guest]

JS,

I appreciate the response

I understand the function of svchost.exe.

In analyzing all services running under the svchost.exe instance, they are
legitimate.

I don't suspect malware or virus, we have the latest version of Network
Associates Virus Scan and up to date signature files, as well as on access
file scanning.

There appears to be a memory leak or something within svchost.exe itself.

I would still like to get an explaination for this behavior and a possible
resolution.

 

[JS]

All I could find was this and it may not apply in your case.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318263

JS

 

[antioch]

I do windows forms in c# dot net and web forms in asp/c# dot net. While
repeatedy running and debugging my apps, svchost.exe continues to grow in
size.

I leave the machine up 24/7 and after a couple of days svchost.exe will
grow
to over 1 GB. Even with 2 GB on the machine, it begins to bog down and
fall
apart, requiring a reboot. (a royal pain with 3 or 4 IDEs with projects
open,
as well as another dozen or so utilities)

Using ProcessExplorer, it tells me that there are ~25 services running
under
this instance of svchost.exe. I've restarted each of the services, but it
does not free up any memory.

I am running xp pro sp2 with automatic upades enabled.

Any ideas?????

TIA

Hi Scott
Could your problem have been caused after the last Black Tuesday - there are
quite a few threads re svchost.exe and heavy CPU usage, being discussed in
windowsupdate newsgroup. Or look in that clunky web interface update
discussion group, from where you are posting.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...d45-de9e-4fc5-9bc1-2d1d0de6daee&lang=en&cr=US

On the side - do you allow MS WU/MU to download and install without any
supervision whatsoever?
Rgds
Antioch