SVCHOST.EXE using 100% CPU

[Pc Fixed Right]

I have my own computer with this problem and none of the fixes out there seem to be working including the fix on this site. :mad:

svchost.exe just uses up 100% of my cpu. I currently have everyupdate for windows and this just started happening a few days ago.

Does anyone have a fix that is not from 2007?

so far
I have disabled everything in startup
turned auto updates on and off
turned BIT on and off and restarted
applied this http://www.technibble.com/how-to-fix-svchost-using-100-cpu-memory-leak/
this file will not install as my file on computer is newer WindowsXP-KB927891.exe

:confused:

[TimeCode]

1) Try renaming this folder & reboot: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore
2) If that doesn't work, try renaming this folder & rebooting C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution

I've done this a few times and either 1 or 2 has always worked.

BTW, where in NH are you? I have family up there, and in Maine, Mass...

[Flyingbull]

Have you seen what it is running by running the taskmanger utility at command line?
tasklist /svc /fi "IMAGENAME eq svchost.exe"
This will show you what the heck it is running. use the PID to coordinate with the task manager so you know which entry is taking 100% of your cpu. Once you identify the suspect program, use regedit to remove it from the registry and or check the services listing to see if it something you can simply disable.

[l337]

use autoruns to check the services thatd be the easiet way i think

[Pc Fixed Right]

Solved
it was the Nvidia drivers that I just did an update with which had kernel32.dll created+0x27 multiple instances eating up my cpu.

650 i chipset drivers

Solution is to uninstall the new drivers and go back to the old ones =)

[Methical]

I do have a tool amongst my toolkit somewhere specifically to see which each process of svchost.exe is actually doing.. I'll dig it up when I wake up, and after I've tested it so I can review it before recommending it