| sorry I forgot to add that. I have Kaskpersky anti-virus personal, but not
| sure if this provides me with a firewall however I have the windows
firewall
| on. I am currently doing a scan now and I scan every week. I did have some
| sort of virus a few months back but i destroyed it within the anti-virus
| software which actually launched itself when I was infected.
|
| All my anti-virus software is up to date and I get regular downloads, but
I
| did have a problem a few months back as well with the anti-virus software
not
| downloading properly but managed to fix that with the help of the forum.
_____
Well, you either have to provide more information or get qualified technical
help from someone with access to your system. There is only so much that
can be done through a newsgroup.
This can turn into a never-ending series of requests for more information,
and likely none of us has the patience for that.
So, one last time, a request for information, information that was requested
in the previous response:
WHAT is the location of the 'offending' instance of svchost.exe?
WHAT are the '.dll's that are hosted by that instance of svchost.exe?
Also post in an anti-virus newsgroup and pursue the possibility of malware.
Try
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus
alt.comp.virus .
Phil Weldon
| sorry I forgot to add that. I have Kaskpersky anti-virus personal, but not
| sure if this provides me with a firewall however I have the windows
firewall
| on. I am currently doing a scan now and I scan every week. I did have some
| sort of virus a few months back but i destroyed it within the anti-virus
| software which actually launched itself when I was infected.
|
| All my anti-virus software is up to date and I get regular downloads, but
I
| did have a problem a few months back as well with the anti-virus software
not
| downloading properly but managed to fix that with the help of the forum.
|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote:
|
| >
| > 'MORLICH07' wrote, in part:
| > | I have tried to provide more information on my problem but the only
thing
| > I
| > | have come up with is a file svchost.exe1232. This file is shown in my
| > process
| > | explorer as being the file slowing my laptop down. When I switch
microsoft
| > | downloads on, this file starts using 98.46% of my processing power,
which
| > | crashes the laptop eventually. I run sp2 service pack, windows Xp home
| > | edition.
| > _____
| >
| > 'svchost.exe' is a generic host process and part of the operating
system.
| > Usually several 'svchost' processes are running. The '1232' is not part
of
| > the name of the process, but the 'Process Identification Number' (a PID
is
| > assigned to each process.) Left click on the instance of 'svchost.exe'
to
| > display the '.dll's being hosted.
| >
| > However, if an instance of 'svchost.exe' is NOT operating from the
correct
| > location ( '\system32\' in the windows directory it is not legitimate,
and
| > indicates malware at work.
| >
| > And your virus and other malware protection is? Is it up to date? Make
it
| > easy to help you. Include more information like the results of any
scans
| > for malware.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| > | > | Hi,
| > |
| > | I have tried to provide more information on my problem but the only
thing
| > I
| > | have come up with is a file svchost.exe1232. This file is shown in my
| > process
| > | explorer as being the file slowing my laptop down. When I switch
microsoft
| > | downloads on, this file starts using 98.46% of my processing power,
which
| > | crashes the laptop eventually. I run sp2 service pack, windows Xp home
| > | edition.
| > |
| > | However I am not sure if this file or process is to do with automatic
| > | downloads, but seems to only occur when I switch automatic downloads
on.
| > |
| > | "Phil Weldon" wrote:
| > |
| > | > 'MORLICH07' wrote:
| > | > | The updates I am referring to are the Windows Xp Home updates. I
don't
| > get
| > | > | any error messages.I go to control panel> security center >
microsoft
| > | > updates
| > | > | to switch the automatic updates off and my laptop is back to
normal.
| > | > |
| > | > | I also know that the Microsoft updates are the problem because I
can
| > see
| > | > it
| > | > | on my process explorer.
| > | > |
| > | > | I am not a computer expert so what I am trying to say may come
across
| > | > | confusing, so apologies for this.
| > | > _____
| > | >
| > | > Perhaps what you should do is actually INSTALL the updates. Just
| > guessing,
| > | > since you haven't provided much information, but downloading but
| > failing to
| > | > install the updates could be part of the problem. Also, since you
are
| > not
| > | > installing the updates, most of which patch security
vulnerabilities,
| > you
| > | > could also have an infected system. And you haven't mentioned using
any
| > | > protection against viruses and other malware. Why don't you post
such
| > | > information, along with the lines from 'Process Explorer' that you
feel
| > | > indicate that Windows updates are the problem. If you are "not a
| > computer
| > | > expert so what I am trying to say may come across confusing", then
the
| > | > 'Process Explorer' report may be difficult to interpret.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Phil Weldon
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Thank you for your reply,
| > | >
| > | > | The updates I am referring to are the Windows Xp Home updates. I
don't
| > get
| > | > | any error messages.I go to control panel> security center >
microsoft
| > | > updates
| > | > | to switch the automatic updates off and my laptop is back to
normal.
| > | > |
| > | > | I also know that the Microsoft updates are the problem because I
can
| > see
| > | > it
| > | > | on my process explorer.
| > | > |
| > | > | I am not a computer expert so what I am trying to say may come
across
| > | > | confusing, so apologies for this.
| > | >
| > | > |
| > | > | "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > MORLICH07 wrote:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > > My updates are slowing my laptop down evrey time I switch it
on,
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > What does that mean? What updates? How do you know that updates
are
| > the
| > | > | > cause of your problem?
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > > does
| > | > | > > anyone know how I can fix this problem. I don't get error
| > messages,
| > | > | > > it just uses all my system resources indeffinetly until my
laptop
| > | > | > > crashes.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > What do you mean by "system resources"? What numbers are you
seeing
| > and
| > | > | > where are you seeing them?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| > | > | > Please reply to the newsgroup
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
