SVCHOSTS.EXE - five running

[Jim]

I have XP sp1 on a Dell laptop

Under the Task Manager - Processes, I have five
SVCHOSTS.EXE running

Is this normal? Thanks for any info

 

[Robert Moir]

I have XP sp1 on a Dell laptop

Under the Task Manager - Processes, I have five
SVCHOSTS.EXE running

Is this normal? Thanks for any info

Yes, its quite normal to have several of these running at once.

 

[Guest]

Jim,

Dells are good. Love mine - C640 and D600...

I also have five SVCHOSTS.EXE. Don't worry about it.
If it's slow, check this out:

How to optimize Windows XP for the best performance:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm

Good Luck!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's perfectly normal to have several instances of Svchost.exe
running simultaneously.

A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314056


Bruce Chambers
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[Jim]

Thanks everyone!