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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / January 2007Svchost.exe
Hello Everyone, First of all I should mention that I am running brand new Acer computers running Windows XP Pro in a Domain envoirment and Windows Server 2003. Ok my problem...I consistently get this message from all desktops on my network, Windows is stating that I am low on virtual memory and that wndows is trying to increase the memory. As a result all computers are responding terribly slow to commands.... When I check the task manager I notice that the svchost process is consuming a large amount of VM and Physical memory. Thanks, Manny > Hello Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks, > Manny In order to pinpoint exactly which process is causing problems, you're going to have to identify which processes are being loaded by that particular instance of svchost. Match up the PID number listed in Task Manager to the corresponding svchost.exe in the list generated by tasklist /svc. Take a look at these articles for more info. Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP http://windowsxp.mvps.org/svchost.htm A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP Pro http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056 Here's another tool which you may find helpful. Process Explorer for Windows v10.21 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx Good luck Nepatsfan Thank You Nepatsfan > > Hello Everyone, > > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Nepatsfan You're welcome. Nepatsfan > Thank You Nepatsfan > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >> >> Nepatsfan Nepatsfan Don't you think using Process Explorer is easier to set up and use for someone new to the problem. Certainly was for me as my knowledge of commands to use with the Command prompt is limited and this will be so for many others.  SignatureRegards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > You're welcome. > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>> >>> Nepatsfan For the problem the OP is trying to solve I think they're about equal in their ease of use. I passed along the information about tasklist first simply because it's available on all the Windows computers in a Domain. Process Explorer came in second only because it's a program which has to be downloaded. Nepatsfan > Nepatsfan > [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] >>>> >>>> Nepatsfan Nepatsfan My recollection is that it is a Tool, which comes with Windows XP Professional but not Home Edition. Tasklist.exe available here: http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm Or... http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ SignatureRegards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For the problem the OP is trying to solve I think they're about > equal in their ease of use. I passed along the information about [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Nepatsfan I have found that the Automatic Updates service is a major factor to the svchost.exe issue. Tests that I have run successfully indicate that if the Automatic Updates service is turned off, the svchost.exe issue does not occur. I have chosed to set this service to Manual. I turn it on only when I want to update my system with current patches. This change has significantly affected the performance of the systems I run. > Hello Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks, > Manny |
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