Get it Today!

Latte

Grab Latte and let your website work for you... Forget learning the ins-and-outs of HTML, with Latte you can modify your website yourself with a click of a button anywhere in the world! Throw those expensive HTML editing programs in the trash, you wont need it with Latte!

 
Visit our Cisco Solutions Showcase - Montopolis Group, a Cisco Select Partner
Main arrow Main arrow Technical Ramblings arrow SVCHOST.EXE Workstation Issue
SVCHOST.EXE Workstation Issue
Written by Babul Mukherjee   
Tuesday, 30 January 2007
We are seeing serious issues (high CPU, high memory usage) with the SVCHOST.EXE process on WSUS Windows XP managed workstations.  This may happen on 2000 or non-WSUS stations as well.
The following URL explains one of the symptoms: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916089
This has dramatically impacted some workstations and servers.  Microsoft PSS has a quick fix which you can call in and get.  
But we have found a cleaner way and it appears to work.  YMMV.  It may also be a good solution if Windows/Microsoft Update is acting goofy.
1. Disable the "Automatic Updates" service
2. Disable the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service' service
3. Reboot the workstation/server
4. Delete all files from the "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution" folder (ex. C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution).
5. Change the "Automatic Updates" service to Automatic startup
6. Change the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" service to Manual startup
7. Either run Windows/Microsoft Update again (for non-WSUS managed stations), or

7. Remove the computer from WSUS.
8. Enter "WUAUCLT.EXE /DETECTNOW" from the command prompt or Run.  The WUAUCLT.EXE might take a few minutes or hours to start communicating with WSUS (depending on how your WSUS is setup).