RE: [H] SVCHost survey
This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: 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 (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 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. (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. These are the links embedded: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E -8A89-404327772E5Adisplaylang=en MSDN article: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387285.aspx Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:13 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] SVCHost survey At 12:22 PM 09/05/2007, Hayes Elkins wrote: That it is most likely wuauclt that is the culprit. Try updating the WU update agent to v3.0 http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/Window sUpdateAgent30-x86.exe I've read of good results from a thread here @ arstechnica and there are other interesting suggestions to try as well (no need to read the previous 6 pages): http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/12009443/m/786004271831/ p/7 This sometimes works, but switching to Windows Update seems to work all the time. T No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 5/9/2007 3:07 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 5/9/2007 3:07 PM
Re[2]: [H] SVCHost survey
Hello Mark, Thursday, May 10, 2007, 5:03:11 AM, you wrote: This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix Speaking of, I don't get his mail anymore. I wonder what happened there. I don't recall him pushing Dell or that ilk, so I wouldn't have chewed his ass... Last thing I recall was some great mail test he was doing. Guess I failed. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
RE: [H] SVCHost survey
At 07:03 AM 10/05/2007, Mark Dodge wrote: This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix It's not really a real fix. The problem is lessened, but it doesn't go away. The only real fix is to switch back to Windows Update from Microsoft Update. Better than disabling updates completely, I guess. T
RE: [H] SVCHost survey
disable is best, manual run better IMO not all updates are good fp At 09:06 AM 5/10/2007, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with: At 07:03 AM 10/05/2007, Mark Dodge wrote: This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix It's not really a real fix. The problem is lessened, but it doesn't go away. The only real fix is to switch back to Windows Update from Microsoft Update. Better than disabling updates completely, I guess. T -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Be careful when playing under the anvil tree.
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 10:06 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1314Itemid=1 Pretty pitiful. Also the higher end 1GB part, the XTX, appears to be scrapped until way later to avoid further embarrassment. Not to stick up for the red, but the 8600 and 8500 kind of blows chunks too. Didn't stop me from jumping on an XFX 8500GT from Buy.com though ($70 after Google Checkout). The full H.264 acceleration is pretty amazing and IINM its vid acceleration functions is quite a bit better than ATi cards $100 (X1300 and X1600). For the curious : http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2977 -- JW
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 12:06 PM 10/05/2007, Hayes Elkins wrote: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1314Itemid=1 Pretty pitiful. Also the higher end 1GB part, the XTX, appears to be scrapped until way later to avoid further embarrassment. Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this weekend with the 8500GT and 800GTS that just came through the door :) -- JW
RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jin-Wei Tioh Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:12 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this weekend with the 8500GT and 800GTS that just came through the door :) -- JW
RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 12:30 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) Greg Oh snap, even the 6 series? Never thought I'd see the day when red drivers would be so superior to those from green. Kind of amazing, considering how ATi started out. -- JW
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 02:12 PM 10/05/2007, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this weekend with the 8500GT and 800GTS that just came through the door :) Everyone needs to fix their Vista drivers. :) T
RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 02:30 PM 10/05/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) So do ATIs. And a lot of other people. Vista caught manufacturers with their pants down. T
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
Nvidia's sli drivers are just finally becoming functional. But for a long time TOTAL crap. They aren't alone, X-fi cards are totally worthless in Vista, etc Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:13:33 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. At 02:12 PM 10/05/2007, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this weekend with the 8500GT and 800GTS that just came through the door :) Everyone needs to fix their Vista drivers. :) T
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
Interesting, because I was looking at Halo 2 for PC -- which was just released Tuesday -- as the first PC game worth upgrading my XP to Vista. But the more I hear stuff like this (I have the X-Fi card), the more nervous I get about upgrading to Vista which sucks for gamers. Also, I wonder how much damage Vista would do to programs such as Adobe Audition. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Nvidia's sli drivers are just finally becoming functional. But for a long time TOTAL crap. They aren't alone, X-fi cards are totally worthless in Vista, etc Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:13:33 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. At 02:12 PM 10/05/2007, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this weekend with the 8500GT and 800GTS that just came through the door :) Everyone needs to fix their Vista drivers. :) T
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
From: Jin-Wei Tioh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:39:11 -0500 At 10:06 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1314Itemid=1 Pretty pitiful. Also the higher end 1GB part, the XTX, appears to be scrapped until way later to avoid further embarrassment. Not to stick up for the red, but the 8600 and 8500 kind of blows chunks too. Never marketed as a 8800GTX killer, as was expected of red's HD2900. The sole reason for the 8600/8500's to exist is HD acceleration. HTPC cards at best. _ PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-usocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507
RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:14:06 -0300 At 02:30 PM 10/05/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) So do ATIs. And a lot of other people. Vista caught manufacturers with their pants down. T Vista itself leaves a lot to be desired. _ See what youre getting into before you go there http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_preview_0507
RE: Re[2]: [H] SVCHost survey
I think that if you did not reply to it then you did not want it or something like that... Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe User Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:53 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Re[2]: [H] SVCHost survey Hello Mark, Thursday, May 10, 2007, 5:03:11 AM, you wrote: This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix Speaking of, I don't get his mail anymore. I wonder what happened there. I don't recall him pushing Dell or that ilk, so I wouldn't have chewed his ass... Last thing I recall was some great mail test he was doing. Guess I failed. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 5/9/2007 3:07 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 5/9/2007 3:07 PM
Re[4]: [H] SVCHost survey
Hello Mark, Thursday, May 10, 2007, 6:09:52 PM, you wrote: I think that if you did not reply to it then you did not want it or something like that... OK, I'll just sign myself back up. He's got a useful mailer. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
Could Vista be the new 95 or worse, ME? Pants down no lube even if all the drivers work since it so mired in content protection and 1st gen radical security ideas. Last thing I want is OS by Macrovision. By the time they work out the kinks they'll have to call it VistaSE or Vista2SE! Hell we might finally have OSX for regular PC's before then. ;-) Hayes Elkins wrote: From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:14:06 -0300 At 02:30 PM 10/05/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) So do ATIs. And a lot of other people. Vista caught manufacturers with their pants down. T Vista itself leaves a lot to be desired. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Veech wrote: Interesting, because I was looking at Halo 2 for PC -- which was just released Tuesday -- as the first PC game worth upgrading my XP to Vista. But the more I hear stuff like this (I have the X-Fi card), the more nervous I get about upgrading to Vista which sucks for gamers. Also, I wonder how much damage Vista would do to programs such as Adobe Audition. We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265
[H] OT: Great free Sci-Fi audiobooks
If you like good Sci-Fi and/or fantasy, check out the Escape Pod podcast. Gives a really good 20-40 min story once a week and has 100+ episodes of back content, all for free. http://escapepod.org -- Brian
Re: [H] OT: Great free Sci-Fi audiobooks
Oh and since we are recommending While not free, very cheap, and I highly recommend. www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com :) Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 18:56:58 To:hwg hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] OT: Great free Sci-Fi audiobooks If you like good Sci-Fi and/or fantasy, check out the Escape Pod podcast. Gives a really good 20-40 min story once a week and has 100+ episodes of back content, all for free. http://escapepod.org -- Brian
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 07:35 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Finished Stalker? I just got done with a major project and am looking forward to a weekend hardware orgy. :P -- JW
Re: [H] OT: Great free Sci-Fi audiobooks
Also, any of Scott Sigler's audiobooks rock. His stuff is more of a horror/sci-fi in line with Alien than pure sci-fi but still really good. His voice performance on his older stuff was a little rough in the beginning but got really good in the last one, The Rookie. The Rookie is friggin fantastic. Earthcore, Ancestor, Infection, and The Rookie are all available as free podiobooks. Earthcore and Ancestor are also available as free pdfs as well as you can buy a hardcopy from Amazon. http://scottsigler.net/ -- Brian On 5/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh and since we are recommending While not free, very cheap, and I highly recommend. www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com :) Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 18:56:58 To:hwg hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] OT: Great free Sci-Fi audiobooks If you like good Sci-Fi and/or fantasy, check out the Escape Pod podcast. Gives a really good 20-40 min story once a week and has 100+ episodes of back content, all for free. http://escapepod.org -- Brian
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
I'm halfway through STALKER and it's *really* immersive, extremely atmospheric, and has some great spooky elements. I'm not a huge fan of the inventory system, and the RPG elements aren't so much my cup of tea. It's a bit buggy, too. But overall it's the best FPS I've played in ages, and the landscape and weather effects, the aura of Chernobyl, is just amazing. Highly recommended. - Original Message - From: Jin-Wei Tioh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. At 07:35 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Finished Stalker? I just got done with a major project and am looking forward to a weekend hardware orgy. :P -- JW
[H] Opteron 185 vs AM2/core2duo new build
Hi, I have been contemplating a system upgrade of my AMD64 3700+ system. I know the socket 939 is really at the end of its life, but I hate throwing out the mb, cpu and memory to upgrade to the AM2 or core2 duo. The high end socket 939 chips have been disappearing. I ran across the Opteron 185, a socket 939 dual core 2.6 GHz chip at NewEgg for $330. That's a bit more than I want to spent, but the alternative seems to be $500+ for a completely new system. With the Opteron, I can keep my current setup (which has been working well, knock on wood), upgrade the cpu and then upgrade the memory later. I have a Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 mb and 1 GB (2x512) Mushkin PC3200 ram, 2-3-2-6 timing, dual channel. Gigabyte says the Opteron 185 is compatible with a beta BIOS upgrade. Comments or suggestions? Reservations? Will I have a problem with the Opteron chip and unbuffered, non-ECC memory? Thanks, Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.
At 10:59 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: I'm halfway through STALKER and it's *really* immersive, extremely atmospheric, and has some great spooky elements. I'm not a huge fan of the inventory system, and the RPG elements aren't so much my cup of tea. It's a bit buggy, too. But overall it's the best FPS I've played in ages, and the landscape and weather effects, the aura of Chernobyl, is just amazing. Highly recommended. Sweetness! I'm doing a minor upgrade to the rig this weekend (E6400 + X1900XT 512MB -- E6420 + 8800GTS 320MB) and look forward to something to push it :) -- JW
[H] iPod and the like suggestions/help
Ok, I want to get an iPod (or something similar). I have an iMac for me and the family and we just love the damn thing. Last night, I imported 100GB / 20K songs in music from my PC to the iTunes software on the iMac. Took awhile. I understand getting music off the iPod is a bitch but aside from that - is there any reason NOT to get one? Is there something better? Last question - The refurbs are 280 and new are 350. Although I can't get my refurb engraved (shucks) - is there any other issues someone knows about? Does anyone have experience with Apple refurbs? I would think a refurb would be best for price and also because it's been gone over and the issues have been addressed (you hope). New or used - they still qualify for the additional year of protection. Again, I don't have to get an iPod, esp. if there is something better. Comments and advice are much appreciated. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
