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01-10-2003, 05:30 AM
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SVCHOST.EXE this is there 4 times and everytime that it shoots up this seems to be using up cpu. i closed 2 of them off and ended up with a windows 98 start bar ???. so does ne one know what SVCHOST.EXE is?
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01-11-2003, 08:45 AM
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Hmmmmmmm.............let me do a little investigating here.......
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01-11-2003, 08:47 AM
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Appears to be a critical system file (-edit- Sorry, it isn't  ). But it also appears it can be 'tied' to applications. Try the taskman /SVC thing and see waht you get (I don't have XP, so I couldn't tell you off the bat).
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01-11-2003, 08:50 AM
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Ahhhh....just thought of something. Instead of Adaware, try running this program: http://security.kolla.de/
It's called Spybot search and destroy, and right now is upgraded more than Adaware.
Also, try running XP anti-spy: http://www.xp-antispy.de/
Get rid of the Messanger program (if you use MSN messsanger, dont do this unless you want to switch to Trillian or AIM)
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01-11-2003, 08:54 AM
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I tried helping his DISABLE SVCHOST Indexing Service and he has to install SP1 to get rid of it. Have you done that yet?
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01-11-2003, 08:58 AM
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No, just saw his other post. Ya, I'd suggest getting rid of SVCHOST first, but it could be a fault somewhere else.
You could alos try the old gamer trick. Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and close all tasks that are not system critical (in 98/ME this is Systray and Explorer, in 2K/XP, not sure.)
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01-11-2003, 09:08 AM
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Actually, svchost.exe can be alot of different things. Some of them you probably wouldn't want to close. Instead of using TM, do this click "Start", then "Run", type in "services.msc" and click "OK". You can click on any of the processes on the list and see what they do. I think I have some links about this. I'll take a look.
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01-12-2003, 05:52 AM
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well from what u have read SVCHOST.EXE is a main thing that has to run. thanks redwolf i will give that program a go. and thronka i couldnt get the sp1 cos it says i dont need it. thanks for ur help guys  ill get that program now.
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01-12-2003, 06:04 AM
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Indigguns when i do that im not sure which one is the SVCHOST one. and i dont know how to get that spy bot because i dont know where the download link is...
im just full of problems lol
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02-02-2003, 04:06 PM
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