From: Paul@Houston.com   
      
   jeff_wisnia wrote:   
   > jeff_wisnia wrote:   
   >>   
   >> I've tried my best to solve this problem with answers I've Googled up   
   >> under "XP svchost.exe" and tried to understand the various messages I   
   >> found under that search mostly regarding "XP updates" which can cause   
   >> the problem.   
   >>   
   >> I've been unsuccessful so far.   
   >>   
   >> I've got Norton in the computer which says everything is OK when I run   
   >> everything it can and I even wasted a few bucks purchasing a different   
   >> Computer Cleaning program (PC Healthboost) whose advertisement   
   >> specifically promised to correct the svchost.exe problem, hasn't.   
   >>   
   >> Shortly after startup that computer slows to a crawl. If I open Windows   
   >> Task Manager and look at the "Processes" I find one of the svchost.exe   
   >> applications with a username of SYSTEM is using 99% of the CPU.   
   >>   
   >> If I "End Process" that one, my XP machine resumes acceptable speed.   
   >>   
   >> Help Please?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks Guys,   
   >>   
   >> Jeff   
   >>   
   >   
   > After trying a zillion other things I followed one more suggestion I   
   > found on the web replaced IE7 on that machine with IE8, and the problem   
   > went away.   
   >   
   > Jeff   
      
   Excellent!   
   You might want to post future posts to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
      
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