Windows Task Manager problem????

G

Guest

Hi All,

I’m running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.

Equipment:
Gateway 2000 GX7018E

Memory:
1014 Megabytes

Processor:
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives:
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0

Communications:
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet

Printers:
Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT

Other Devices:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
problem:
SpeedStream DSL Modem
Linksys Cable/DSL Router
Office Professional 2000
Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
Belarc Advisor
Window Media Player - Beta 11
QuickBooks Pro 2000
HTML Tidy
MS Works

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the “Processes Tab†I notice
that many of the same items are running at the same time. For instance:

Svchost.exe – Network Service – I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – Local Service – I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056/en-us



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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------­---------------------------------

:

| Hi All,
|
| I’m running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
| required security hotfixes and updates.
|
| I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.
|
| Equipment:
| Gateway 2000 GX7018E
|
| Memory:
| 1014 Megabytes
|
| Processor:
| 3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
| 16 kilobyte primary memory cache
| 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
|
| Drives:
| 250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
| 231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
|
| PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
| TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]
|
| WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0
|
| Communications:
| SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
| Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
| Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet
|
| Printers:
| Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
| Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
| PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
| PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT
|
| Other Devices:
| OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
| Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
| USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
| Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
| Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
| Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
| Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
| Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
| USB Composite Device
| USB Mass Storage Device
| USB Root Hub (5x)
|
| Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
| problem:
| SpeedStream DSL Modem
| Linksys Cable/DSL Router
| Office Professional 2000
| Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
| Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
| Belarc Advisor
| Window Media Player - Beta 11
| QuickBooks Pro 2000
| HTML Tidy
| MS Works
|
| Hears my question:
|
| When running windows task manager and using the “Processes Tab†I notice
| that many of the same items are running at the same time. For instance:
|
| Svchost.exe – Network Service – I show 3 of the same processes running
| Svchost.exe – System - I show 3 of the same processes running
| Svchost.exe – Local Service – I show 1 running
|
| Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
| same time?
|
| If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from running?
|
| Thank you in advance,
| Mary
 
G

Guest

I forgot to mention that there is a 35 – 45 second delay when saving a file
(kind of like a computer freez-up.) This is a constant problem. I’m not 100%
sure but I think it started after installing Windows Live OneCare, or perhaps
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1.

Thank you,
Mary
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

Depends on how many services you have running.

I have two svchost.exes running right now.

My two svchost.exes are running RpcSs, AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation, Netman, winmgmt.

RpcSs = Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
AudioSrv = Windows Audio
CryptSvc = Cryptographic Services
Dhcp = DHCP Client
LanmanServer = Server
LanmanWorkstation = Workstation
Netman = Network Connections
winmgmt = Windows Management Instrumentation

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056

Note: tasklist.exe does not come with XP Home.

The following works. I did it when I had XP Home.

1. Download Tasklist.exe.

Tasklist.exe available here:
http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm

Or...

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Microsoft Windows XP - Tips & Fixes
Click on:
Tasklist.exe - Lists all processes & services (/Svc)

Or...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/tasklist.zip

2. Copy tasklist.exe to

C:\WINDOWS\system32
or
%windir%\system32

3. Open a Command Prompt.

Start | Run | type: cmd | Click OK |
When the Command Prompt window opens type:

tasklist /svc

Hit your ENTER key.

Also:

tasklist /?

Displays Help and usage.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Mary said:
Hi All,

I’m running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.

Equipment:
Gateway 2000 GX7018E

Memory:
1014 Megabytes

Processor:
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives:
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0

Communications:
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet

Printers:
Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT

Other Devices:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
problem:
SpeedStream DSL Modem
Linksys Cable/DSL Router
Office Professional 2000
Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
Belarc Advisor
Window Media Player - Beta 11
QuickBooks Pro 2000
HTML Tidy
MS Works

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the “Processes Tab†I
notice that many of the same items are running at the same time. For
instance:

Svchost.exe – Network Service – I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – Local Service – I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from
running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary
 
J

JS

You need to find the specific process in that application that's taking all
the CPU resources.

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

Mary said:
Hi All,

I'm running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.

Equipment:
Gateway 2000 GX7018E

Memory:
1014 Megabytes

Processor:
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives:
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0

Communications:
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet

Printers:
Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT

Other Devices:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
problem:
SpeedStream DSL Modem
Linksys Cable/DSL Router
Office Professional 2000
Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
Belarc Advisor
Window Media Player - Beta 11
QuickBooks Pro 2000
HTML Tidy
MS Works

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the "Processes Tab" I notice
that many of the same items are running at the same time. For instance:

Svchost.exe - Network Service - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe - System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe - Local Service - I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from
running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Mary said:
Hi All,

I’m running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

Snipped......

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the “Processes Tab†I notice
that many of the same items are running at the same time. For instance:

Svchost.exe – Network Service – I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – Local Service – I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary


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

However, if Svchost.exe is using a large portion of your CPU
cycles, it has most likely been "hijacked" by a worm, Trojan, or
scumware.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
 
G

George

Mary,

I had the same problem when MS first came out with their spyware product and
I unloaded their product and everything was back to normal. Files opened
with a snap... Just a thought. One of the 2 products you mentioned below
sounds like could be your problem to the files opening up slowly.

George

Mary said:
I forgot to mention that there is a 35 - 45 second delay when saving a file
(kind of like a computer freez-up.) This is a constant problem. I'm not
100%
sure but I think it started after installing Windows Live OneCare, or
perhaps
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1.

Thank you,
Mary

Mary said:
Hi All,

I'm running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.

Equipment:
Gateway 2000 GX7018E

Memory:
1014 Megabytes

Processor:
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives:
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0

Communications:
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet

Printers:
Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT

Other Devices:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
problem:
SpeedStream DSL Modem
Linksys Cable/DSL Router
Office Professional 2000
Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
Belarc Advisor
Window Media Player - Beta 11
QuickBooks Pro 2000
HTML Tidy
MS Works

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the "Processes Tab" I notice
that many of the same items are running at the same time. For instance:

Svchost.exe - Network Service - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe - System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe - Local Service - I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from
running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary
 
G

Guest

This app may help to figure out what's going on.
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
--


Wesley Vogel said:
Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

Depends on how many services you have running.

I have two svchost.exes running right now.

My two svchost.exes are running RpcSs, AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation, Netman, winmgmt.

RpcSs = Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
AudioSrv = Windows Audio
CryptSvc = Cryptographic Services
Dhcp = DHCP Client
LanmanServer = Server
LanmanWorkstation = Workstation
Netman = Network Connections
winmgmt = Windows Management Instrumentation

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056

Note: tasklist.exe does not come with XP Home.

The following works. I did it when I had XP Home.

1. Download Tasklist.exe.

Tasklist.exe available here:
http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm

Or...

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Microsoft Windows XP - Tips & Fixes
Click on:
Tasklist.exe - Lists all processes & services (/Svc)

Or...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/tasklist.zip

2. Copy tasklist.exe to

C:\WINDOWS\system32
or
%windir%\system32

3. Open a Command Prompt.

Start | Run | type: cmd | Click OK |
When the Command Prompt window opens type:

tasklist /svc

Hit your ENTER key.

Also:

tasklist /?

Displays Help and usage.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Mary said:
Hi All,

I’m running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) with all
required security hotfixes and updates.

I post the following information to assist in analyzing my problem.

Equipment:
Gateway 2000 GX7018E

Memory:
1014 Megabytes

Processor:
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives:
250.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
231.81 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PHILIPS DROM6216 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2500JS-22MHB0 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0

Communications:
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet

Printers:
Brother MFC-420CN Printer on BRN_6EDD63
Brother PC-FAX on BRN_6EDD63
PaperPort Color Printer Driver on BIPORT
PaperPort Mono Printer Driver on BIPORT

Other Devices:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Brother MFC-420CN LAN #2
USB Human Interface Device [Joystick] (3x)
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)

Additional programs and hardware I have running that may be causing the
problem:
SpeedStream DSL Modem
Linksys Cable/DSL Router
Office Professional 2000
Windows Live OneCare Antivirus Version 1.0.0
Expression Web Designer Beta CP 1 ver. 12.0.4017.1004
Belarc Advisor
Window Media Player - Beta 11
QuickBooks Pro 2000
HTML Tidy
MS Works

Hears my question:

When running windows task manager and using the “Processes Tab†I
notice that many of the same items are running at the same time. For
instance:

Svchost.exe – Network Service – I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – System - I show 3 of the same processes running
Svchost.exe – Local Service – I show 1 running

Is it normal for more than one of the same processes to be running at the
same time?

If not I can I eliminate the duplicate processes to keep them from
running?

Thank you in advance,
Mary
 
A

antioch

Wesley Vogel said:
Depends on how many services you have running.

I have two svchost.exes running right now.

My two svchost.exes are running RpcSs, AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation, Netman, winmgmt.

RpcSs = Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
AudioSrv = Windows Audio
CryptSvc = Cryptographic Services
Dhcp = DHCP Client
LanmanServer = Server
LanmanWorkstation = Workstation
Netman = Network Connections
winmgmt = Windows Management Instrumentation

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056

Note: tasklist.exe does not come with XP Home.

The following works. I did it when I had XP Home.

1. Download Tasklist.exe.

Tasklist.exe available here:
http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm

Or...

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Microsoft Windows XP - Tips & Fixes
Click on:
Tasklist.exe - Lists all processes & services (/Svc)

Or...

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/tasklist.zip

2. Copy tasklist.exe to

C:\WINDOWS\system32
or
%windir%\system32

3. Open a Command Prompt.

Start | Run | type: cmd | Click OK |
When the Command Prompt window opens type:

tasklist /svc

Hit your ENTER key.

Also:

tasklist /?

Displays Help and usage.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Hello Wes
The MS link above - have read it - at the bottom it says that it is for XP
Pro - the only other link from that article was to WINN2000.
A search in MS for tasklist for XP Home was no trace.
Does this matter
Antioch
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Antioch,

Read my post again.

Start at this sentence...

Note: tasklist.exe does not come with XP Home.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
A

antioch

WHOOPS - sorry
Antioch

Wesley Vogel said:
Antioch,

Read my post again.

Start at this sentence...

Note: tasklist.exe does not come with XP Home.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
G

Guest

Hi Bruce,

In my case "Automatic Updates" was the culprit.
I turned it of and the problem went away.

Regards,
Floske Tuf
 

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