Automatic Updates & svchost.exe blocking my system

[Guest]

When "automatic updates" is set to "notify me but do not download and
install" then
an instance of svchost.exe is blocking my computer when a connection with
the internet is being established after boot-up.
With blocked I mean CPU-load at almost 100% for about half a minute (which
is very annoying).

I do not have this problem when I choose for one of the other possibilities
w.r.t. "automatic updates" in the "security center".

I read about a lot of people suffering from this on the web, and I thought
that XP-users and MS might be helped with this contribution.

 

[antioch]

When "automatic updates" is set to "notify me but do not download and
install" then
an instance of svchost.exe is blocking my computer when a connection with
the internet is being established after boot-up.
With blocked I mean CPU-load at almost 100% for about half a minute (which
is very annoying).

I do not have this problem when I choose for one of the other
possibilities
w.r.t. "automatic updates" in the "security center".

I read about a lot of people suffering from this on the web, and I thought
that XP-users and MS might be helped with this contribution.

Hi George
Your thread caught my attention re svchost.exe - see my recent post
Black Tuesday update mess - I have 5 of those showing in Task Manager
Any connection?
Rgds
Antioch

 

[Guest]

I am going to have a look at "Black Tuesday update mess".

PS. Why do you call me George ?

 

[Guest]

Hello again,

When (date please) was that "black Tuesday"?
I can easily roll back on a previous disk-image and see if the updates of
that day have something to do with this problem.

Please keep me posted

 

[antioch]

Posted 17 July.
You used no name at the end of your thread - so I assumed, wrongly, that
Geo@ was short for George. Sorry
Antioch