3 - 5 instances of svchost.exe is not out of the ordinary. I have three
running.
If you have XP Pro, open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt window:
tasklist /svc
Hit your Enter key.
Look at svchost.exe to see what's running under it.
For example...
RpcSs
AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, helpsvc,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation, Netman,
Schedule, TermService, winmgmt
Dnscache
[[Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each
Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate
services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started.]]
see...
A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056
Save whatever needs saving and experiment.
Try closing all of them. Some XP won't let you close. One will give you 60
seconds to save your work. ;-)
If you close explorer.exe you will lose the Desktop and Taskbar, but
explorer can be restarted in Task Manager. Ctrl + Shift + Escape | File |
New Task (Run...)
New Task (Run...) is the same as the Start | Run box or Windows key + R.
There is no stock answer. Some processes XP needs to keep running.
AntiVirus and Firewall programs you would want to keep running as long as
you are on-line.
Here are a couple of links to look up services and startups...
Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 2 Service Configurations by
Black Viper
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
CastleCops - StartupList
http://computercops.biz/slet-a.html
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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ZenZero said:
i have that problem too like svchost.exe appears about 4 times...
is that normal?
is there a list of safe processes to close? or is there an average
amount of processes that should be running at once?
:
Open Notepad any number of times and see how many show up in Task
Manager. It depends on the program.
I have no idea on these. One of them running would be too many for
me.
mcvsftsn.exe is a process belonging to the McAfee VirusScan online
utility
rphelperapp.exe is part of RealPlayer from real.com.
rphelperapp.exe is located in C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\
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In spursfan <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I noticed that there are two of the same processes currently running
at the same time in the task manager, how is it possible that two
of the same processes can be running at the same time? Is it
possible for multiple running processes to duplicate themselves?
By the way I tried terminating both of these processes duplicates
but that didn't work and I also noticed that the two duplicate
processes use far less memory than the originals. If it helps the
two running processes would be mcvsftsn.exe and rphelperapp.exe.
Thanks
