What is the Process "service.exe"? (taking up CPU time)

[Bob Hamilton]

Hi,

Now I am in this tuneup mode, in the Task Manager, what is this process
"service.exe" and why is it constantly taking up 20% - 30% of the CPU time?
Can this be disabled/turned off without causing problems?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Leonard Grey]

Could you mean services.exe? In any case, a Google search will tell you
what you want to know.

While in tuneup mode, please resist the temptation to fiddle with the
Windows services, such as you see in Task Manager. You'll accomplish
nothing of real value, despite all the hype you read, and instead open
yourself up for trouble.

Here's all the tuneup you need (IMO), unless you're having a specific
problem:
* Keep viruses and spyware out.
* Keep your software up to date.
* No more software than needed.
* Read the instructions.

 

[Gerry]

Bob

Process Explorer provides more information than Task Manager.

Download Process Explorer.

For further information about Process Explorer see here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the image
producing the high CPU usage, right click, select Properties,
Services. Note there are the full names and some explanation of what
each service does.

You will find further information on Services here:
http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services
are dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies
tab allow it a little time to display the information


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Bob Hamilton]

Hi Gerry (and others),

Thanks for the suggestion and I already use (bought 2002 version) "TaskInfo"
(http://www.iarsn.com/) which likely does the same thing as Process Explorer
and this "services.exe" is in the Windows/system32/ folder and likely
something to do with the Windows Quick Search. I'm not really going to do
anything drastic but just curious as to why it is running on this desktop
and not on the Toshiba laptop.

Right now after a reboot, the "services.exe" is not running there but
"searchindexer.exe" is, which was started by WINDOWS/system32/services.exe
and only taking about 55 CPU (fluctuates).

I'm not a "newbie" to computers having been a software and computer
instructor since 1990, starting with DOS 3. Curious minds want to know.

Thanks, Bob

 

[Gerry]

Bob

Services.exe is a parent process and the usage will most likely be
attributable to one if it's children. Process Explorer is freeware now
under the auspices of Microsoft. It will give you more than Task
Manager. Given that you are unaware of the nature of services.exe I
presume, perhaps wrongly, that "TaskInfo" does not provide this
information.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Bob Hamilton]

Hi Gerry,

Ok thanks for the referral to Process Explorer which I installed. It is
similar to TaskInfo but does give more information on what is going on.

I also un-installed Windows Desktop Search which I installed a couple of
weeks ago (and never used) and think was hogging a bit of CPU time and speed
has picked up quite a bit.

Thanks for all the suggestions, Bob

 

[David Starr]

Hi Gerry,

Ok thanks for the referral to Process Explorer which I installed. It is
similar to TaskInfo but does give more information on what is going on.

I also un-installed Windows Desktop Search which I installed a couple of
weeks ago (and never used) and think was hogging a bit of CPU time and speed
has picked up quite a bit.

Thanks for all the suggestions, Bob

My XP system has a services.exe showing in task manager but it's
using "0" cpu. Your services.exe cpu usage is high enough to make me
suspect some kinda trouble. I have process explorer and use it. Also
you can just google on the name of the service that concerns you and
often turn up a raft of good info.

David Starr