How can I tell what SVCHOST is running?

[bill]

There are a number of process running under SVCHOST.EXE in the task
manager. How can I tell what they are running?
One of them was taking up 80% of my CPU.

thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

See if the following article helps:

"A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP Pro"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

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[JS]

From Ramesh's web site: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/svchost.htm
Also: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

To find out more about Svchost.exe entries try Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
Click/Expand the Svchost.exe process that you are interest in.
Then highlight one of the process listed under Svchost, right click and from
the options listed select: google
This should display what out there on the web about that process.

JS

 

[NewScience]

Download Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com

When you run it, as you pass the mouse over each svchost.exe entry, a
toolinfo window will appear detailing what services that specific
svchost.exe handles.

You can also use Windows Defender, select Tools, Software Explorer and from
the Category drop-down list, select Currently Running Programs. Then select
go through the list and select items for Service Host. On the right panel,
a detailed description will appear.