"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "optikl" <optikl@invalid.invalid>
>
> | Yes. Have you tried disabling the Automatic Updates service? I've seen
> this
> | issue on some laptops, caused by AU. Go to start\run. Type in
> "services.msc.
> | Double click the service named Automatic Updates. Change the start up
> type
> | to disabled. Stop the service. Reboot and see if this helps. You can
> always
> | reverse this, and you will have to when you wish to update your system
> via
> | Microsoft Updates.
> |
>
> I am seeing numerous threads in Microsoft Windows Update and WSUS related
> News Groups of
> high utilization most notable in SVCHOST.EXE. Often it is associated with
> platforms using
> Wireless connectivity.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>

One session of SVCHOST slows my PC considerably for a long time after
starting. My cure when it P's me off is to kill that particular process
(and not the other half dozen or so). Is there a way to find out what is
running each session of SVCHOST?

--
Steve