svchst.exe

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kenkcj said:
the problem with the svchost CANNOT be solved by turning off updates of
the antivirus software
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I did not say it could be. You are replying to something I did not say. You
just want to criticize; you are not trying to respond to what I am saying.
It is foolish for me to continue this.
since svchost is a microsoft process
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Yes, the program was developed by Microsoft.
holding various microsoft services on windows.
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svchost is documented and available for use by anyone, and is used by other
vendors as well as Microsoft.
 
I have the same problem. I've installed a new Norton 360, then uninstalled
it, then reinstalled it. I deleted Goodgle Desktop and Mozilla Firefox. I've
tried safe starting. Nothing seems to work except ending the svchst.exe
process, which then brings the CPU back to normal. Any idea what's going
wrong?

Marshall Berman
 
I have the exact same problem. I've installed a new Norton 360, then
uninstalled it, then reinstalled it. I deleted Goodgle Desktop and Mozilla
Firefox. I've tried safe starting. Nothing seems to work except ending the
svchst.exe process, which then brings the CPU back to normal. I don't know if
I'm doing any dame by ending the process. Any idea what's going wrong, and
what else I can try?

Marshall Berman
 
Marshall

Process Explorer provides more information than Task Manager.

Download 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.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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JS,

I did what you said. When the free version of Uniblue didn't work, I
purchased the full version. It looks like I was charged TWICE for this
version, but everytime I run it, it says AGAIN to buy the full version.
What's going on? And of course, I can't reach any human.

Thanks,

Marshall
 
Marshall

A lot of the Uniblue software falls into the category of "not
recommended" e.g. RegistryBooster2, SpeedUpMyPC3.


What specifically have you installed?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Gerry,

I don't know what the Command Line is or how to find it. In Task Manager,
it's called SYSTEM. I see it in many places in different programs like i386,
Windows-system32, Windows-Prefetch.

I'm now going to go the Process Explorer site you recommended.

Thanks,

Marshall
 
Gerry,

OK, I downloaded Process Explorer, and I also got Uniblue Registry Booster2.
although Uniblue said it fixed a bunch of things, it hasn't changed anything
yet. I don't know if Robert Lafayette has succeeded yet in solving his
problem.

In the Process Explorer window, I have Proc Explorer open. The 1st item
under the 1st svchost.exe is wmiprvse.exe, PID of 2312, Description is WMI.
The second is hpswp_clipbook.exe, PID of 3636, Description
Leo(ClipBookDB)-add on for Internet Explorer; this is probably from the new
HP all-in-one I installed, but turning it off doesn't change the problem.

The other svchost.exe files arealld described at Generic Host Porcess for
Win32 Services. So what do I do now? Is there someway of restarting Windows
without losing thousands of programs and files? Windows XP won't let me back
up even a day. I assume it's because I've uninstalled and reinstalled several
programs, including Norton 360 over the last few days.

If you have any good ideas, please share. This problem has already consumed
perhaps 20 hours of making changes.
 
I think I found the bad actor. It's one of the Win32 Services. Command line
is c:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe-k HPService. Does it seem like my problem
is the installation of the new HP printer?

Marshall
 
Marshall

RegistryBooster 2 is an automated registry cleaner.

The argument against this type of utility is that they only need to
remove one wrong entry in the Registry and they can render the computer
inoperable. On the other hand the removal of redundant registry entries
gives a negligible, if any, improvement in performance. The questionable
benefits do not justify the inherent risks in using the utility.

AUMHA Discussion: Should I Use a Registry Cleaner?
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Thanks to Gerry, all you great guys who helped, and Robert Lafayette who
fortunately had a very similar problem. I unistalled the new HP C7200 and
then reinstalled it. Right now, everything seems to be working. Part of my
problem was that I did so much over a very short period of time. My printer
died so I bought a new one. My Norton expired so I installed a new version,
Norton 360. My Yahoo Desktop search wasn't working right and wouldn't let me
pick the appropriate drive, so I unstalled it and installed Google Desktop
Search. So I had to look at many things at once. But since my CPU storage has
dropped to normal after reinstalled the All-in-One printer, I'm hoping the
problem is solved.

I wish that Microsoft would pay the salaries of a few geeks to provide help.
In any case, I am very appreciate of volunteers like you guys who help me for
free. I'm not nearly as smart as you guys are in computing, but if you ever
need help in nuclear physics, please contact me.

BTW, how do you find these problems in the first place? When somebody
messenges a problem, how do you find out about it? Does it just appear on
your screens?

Also, what do you think is the best desktop search program available,
especially, but not necessarily, if it's free.

Thanks again, very, very much.

Marshall
 
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