I have found that the Automatic Updates service is a major factor to the
svchost.exe issue. Tests that I have run successfully indicate that if the
Automatic Updates service is turned off, the svchost.exe issue does not
occur. I have chosed to set this service to Manual. I turn it on only when
I want to update my system with current patches. This change has
significantly affected the performance of the systems I run.
"GrapesKennedy" wrote:
> Similar problem to what I have found in these topics, but the various
> solutions offered and my limited understanding of services etc have prevented
> me from fixing it. Specifically, running XP HOME SP 2, when a certain user
> logs on, machine very slow, cpu usage 100% by svchost.exe, and it is utilzing
> at least half of the installed RAM. Interestingly enough, it appears to be
> user specific if that is possible. Checks clean for viruses and spyware.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions or can point me to a useful KB article that
> can clear this up, would appreciate it. Machine almost useless. Desire
> start to complete and have machine available for use, vice using 100 percent
> of CPU to run svchost.exe.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Ed >> Stay informed about: svchost.exe and 100% cpu usage 
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