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   TomAZ Registered Member

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   How do I reign in and control svchost.exe (netsvcs) on Windows XP? It seems to run for incredible amounts of time and uses a lot of CPU. I assume it's a necessary Windows process, but I have no idea what it does.

    

   TomAZ, Dec 7, 2013

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   J_L Registered Member

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   Take a look here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/list-services-running-under-svchostexe-process/
   This may apply to you: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=353289

    

   J_L, Dec 7, 2013

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   TomAZ Registered Member

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   Thank you. This may very well be my problem.

    

   TomAZ, Dec 7, 2013

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