Hi Lily,
Yes, you probably have the recent svchost problem. An unintentional bug
introduced by Windows Update.
First you need reboot and login. Then as *fast as possible* stop the
Automatic Updates service before your PC becomes unusable.
Start / Run -type in -> net stop wuauserv and click ok.
OK now relax...
1) You need to download and install the new update client:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
2) Then this patch:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927891
After applying the above updates - svchost still runs high CPU usage
*but* not 100% only 88 - to 97 % and drops down more often. The PC is
quite responsive compared to the old 100% lockups.
Problem fixed.
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"Lily" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am running Windows XP home with SP2 and have all the latest updates.
>
> When I turn on my PC in the morning, the PC is incredibly slow. Once
> Outlook is automatically booted, everything else I want to load (Including
> internet explorer or explorer) takes minutes - the system is essentially
> busy. If I look at Task Manager, I can see that one svchost.exe program
> is
> taking up 100% of the cpu cycles. The user name is System and the file
> size
> varies between 90K and 120K. This goes on and on unless i remove the
> process. If I select to remove the process, everything works OK - I
> think!
>
> How can I find out what program/service the svchost.exe is loading and why
> it seems to go on forever.
>
> Help.
> Yours,
>
> A very inexperienced user
>
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