Thanks John--I hadn't had time to look into the cause yet. > -----Original Message----- > The "Patch Watch" section of the latest Windows Secrets newsletter had > this > to say about the svchost.exe bug: > > "* Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix * > > For those of you who've suffered from *svchost.exe*, which is used by > Microsoft Update, going wild and taking 100% of your workstation's CPU > resources, help is at hand. > > Redmond plans to offer up some long-awaited patches to updaters in the > foreseeable future. But you can get the needed fixes to solve this > problem > and get your computer back *now* - without having to disable Microsoft > Update and reverting back to Windows Update, or disabling Automatic > Updates > altogether. > > The fix is two-fold. Both of the following patches are needed to fix > the > issue: > > . *Step 1: KB 927891.* Download the fix from Knowledge Base article > 927891<http://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/44296ch/?url=www.m > icrosoft.com%2Fdownloads%2Fdetails.aspx%3Ffamilyid%3D7A81B0CD-A0B9- > 497E-8A89-404327772E5A%26displaylang%3Den>(this > link is for Windows XP machines) and install it first. > > . *Step 2: WSUS 3.0 client.* Next, install the WSUS 3.0 client update. > An MSDN > article<http://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/de91f0h/?url=msdn > 2.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Flibrary%2Faa387285.aspx>on > this update is available in Microsoft's MSDN library. A link to the > executable is contained near the very bottom of that article, or you > can > download the executable using this > link<http://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/d9dbe0h/?url=downloa > d.windowsupdate.com%2Fv7%2Fwindowsupdate%2Fredist%2Fstandalone%2FWindow > sUpdateAgent30-x86.exe>. > (There is no easy download page at Microsoft yet, because this fix has > just > come out.) > > You need this download to install the new Automatic Updates program, > which > is technically the new WSUS 3.0 client. Even though you may not be > using > Windows Software Update Services, this download provides you with the > new > engine that's used by workstations that run Microsoft Update. > > You may still see your system spike up to 100% CPU usage every now and > then. > But we should soon get from Microsoft the much needed, permanent fix to > this > *very* vexing issue, which many of us have been fighting for months. > The > promised patches will be deployed to all customers in the coming > months, as > discussed in the official WSUS > blog<http://windowssecrets.com/links/ro6hca8gvq3fd/d2fd4dh/?url=blogs.t > echnet.com%2Fwsus%2Farchive%2F2007%2F04%2F28%2Fupdate-on.aspx>
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