On Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:58:55 -0800 Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > > > 99% of the CPU. I then used Task Manager to end the svchost.exe > > process and saw the CPU usage drop, eventhough svchost.exe was > > automatically restarted. I restarted Windows Update, which started > > IE. I saw svchost.exe again taking 99% of CPU and ended its process > > again. > > > > Sounds like you are running into this issue: > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/exponential-algorithm-making-windows-xp-miserable-could-be-fixed/ Yes, that sounds like the problem. I looked up svchost.exe on the web and found a few articles that addressed the problem. One provided a fix consisting of downloading three files and installing them. Some of the comments after that article said the "fix" caused more problems, some serious. So, I didn't implement that fix. Another suggested downloading a "Process Explorer", which I did, but which didn't help too much. Since the whole point of booting into Windows today was to update my Garmin's maps, I just used the Task Manager to kill the offending svchost.exe process and then did NOT try Windows Update (which automatically starts the one, apparently with a memory leak, which causes all the problems). Once that was accomplished, I started the Garmin Express application and proceeded to update my nüvi. With our DSL connection that tops out at 1.4 megabits/s, the download will take three hours (it says it has two hours to go). I can't imagine trying to do it over a 56 kbps dial-up connection. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
