On 5/3/07, Mason Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
MacBook is great. Get the one with the SuperDrive. Add:
$129 for the Student/Teacher edition of Microsoft Office for the Mac.
$249 for AppleCare. Particularly for a student, you will want the 3
year parts warranty. - You can find this for
Once again demonstrating that MS is not in the innovation business
Businessweek (and others) report today...
Microsoft contends that the Linux operating system and other open-source
software programs violate 235 of its patents. The company plans to use
that intellectual property to collect
svchost.exe is using 98-99 percent of CPU, making my PC very unpleasant
to use. I have read that svchost manages DLLs so this is probably
something to do with something recently added to my PC that is sucking up
the cycles. I suspected it was Suitcase so I uninstalled Suitcase and ran
a
Does anyone know of a way to get a handle on what svchost.exe is running?
Get Process Explorer, if you don't already have it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx
Run it. Right-click the instance of svchost that's using all your CPUs. Click
Tom, a quick google of scvhosts.exe turns up many trojan listings. A
check for malware would be prudent. (Assuming windows, which those
Google links seem to assume.)
Mark Snyder
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Tom,
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
TJP:
Unfortunately, even if all its claims are without merit, who would have
the money to defend against the bottomless resources of MS?
If I had money to bet, Sun and IBM have a strong incentive not to let
its software patents go forward. Frankly, I have always believed and
felt that
Why Security Pros Use Macs
From the Blog
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator
Security Monkey (Information Security Investigator) Posted 5/10/2007
Why do I insist on using a Mac as my primary work machine? More
specifically, why an Intel Core2-based MacBook Pro? It's
Thanks! A few others have also recommended HP. Have you had yours long?
I ask, because the Epson works fine at first, but as it rounds the corner of
its first year, the problems begin.
Cheers,
Terry
On 5/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hiya! I got mine free when I
Computer Guys did a Tech Tuesday discussion on this topic with Kojo.I
vaguely recall somebody singing the praises of the Toshiba lapbooks.
You might want to check the archives, to see if there's a summary of the
discussion.I think it was last September -- back to school time.
--
Terry
Have you tried downloading and watching Process Explorer while svchost is
running?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx
Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/15/2007 10:34 AM
svchost.exe is using 98-99 percent of CPU, making my PC very unpleasant
to use. I
Who is this guy?
The Lone Rainger?
Super Man?
Spider Man?
Definitely a smart guy.
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Thanks! A few others have also recommended HP. Have you had yours long?
I ask, because the Epson works fine at first, but as it rounds the corner of
its first year, the problems begin.
HP made good printers, long, long ago, once upon a time, but are no
longer anything special. The last HP I
I still have two HP 4ML printers. One for me and one for my daughter.
They were originally almost $1k. Slow as molasses by today's
standard, but excellent text print and very reliable.
It is getting difficult to get good rebuilt cartridges, and the new
ones, if you can find them, cost a
I have an IBM x31 ...older model which is very well built as opposed to
later x40+ which is tinny... It's small and does not have an optical drive.
Take a look at the T series IBMs after model 23 which have a drive slot
where you can get a DVDR and also other stuff fits in there. They are great
It's Automatic Updates. For some reason, I'm seeing this a lot on our
laptops this month, but I don't know why. I've turned off AU, and it's
notification that you may be at risk!, off.
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svchost.exe is using 98-99 percent of CPU, making my PC very unpleasant
to use.
I had a cheap laser printer at home but decided to get a color ink jet
after getting a digital camera. I've had very good luck luck with a
Canon Proxima (the (IP5000) since I had been concerned about the
Epsons; viewed as good/great at the beginning but problematic if not
used regularly, clogged
My Konica works the same way.
I noticed looking at Xerox's web site that their lowlevel Color laser
looks suspiciously like a Konica Minolta color laser printer.
Stewart
At 06:18 PM 5/15/2007, you wrote:
I have a cheap Dell color laser with the cartridges in a carousel, but I
don't think
My Norton Internet Security program is no longer working correctly. It
is a version that expired several years ago.
Is there a free firewall still available?
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It's Automatic Updates. For some reason, I'm seeing this a lot on our
laptops this month, but I don't know why. I've turned off AU, and it's
notification that you may be at risk!, off.
So, that's not a bug that's a feature!
kerio has good reviews.
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-Firewall/
On 4/1/06, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My Norton Internet Security program is no longer working correctly. It
is a version that expired several years ago.
Is there a free firewall still
Old thread.. but I've been looking too.
I have an old HP LaserJet 6MP that is nearly bombproof. It's like
the Energizer bunny. It started having feeding trouble a couple
months back but that stopped when I put it on a solid surface instead
of a wire shelf.
I'll get a color laser when
The PC Mag. article says we may have hiden shares open etc. If you
only have one computer and a cable modem, how many, if any of these
shares do you need to keep open?
Be at Peace.
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