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  which process is using all the cpu? : electroly
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    svchost.exe is @ 58%... Theres no big programs running, either. Vista, 3gz duo, 4GB ram, 8800GTX : eonix
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      go under the "services" tab in task manager and find the entries that have the same PID as the svchost.ex... : electroly
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        Interestingly, 'svchost' isn't listed in the Name column within the Services tab... : eonix
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          every single item in the services tab is running in svchost, that's how it works. svchost means service : electroly
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            again, use the PID. i didn't mention that for my own health :P

            Sep 22, 2010 7:35pm PDT
            again, use the PID. i didn't mention that for my own health :P : electroly
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          As mentioned you need to find the PID# of that svchost.exe that is eating cpu. You can also download proc... : sigpro
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            that's probably easier. here's the link for process explorer: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte... : electroly
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              Using it now. I'm not the greatest with this sort of thing so please bare with me. svhost's PID is 411... : eonix
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                http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24070290#itemanchor_24070290 : daVinci1980
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                  From what I am seeing here, there arent any... 4116 = the PID of svchost, nothing else has this. : eonix
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                    In the processes tab of Task Manager, right click on the svchost.exe that is eating all of your processor... : daVinci1980
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                      that's a handy trick : electroly
                      • I wish I could claim that I knew it all along, but I learned it 30 seconds before I posted. :D : daVinci1980
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                      Nothing is selected :\ : eonix
                      • MSMPENG.EXE is also eating an entire core of your system (I assume it's a quad core). I think your proble... : daVinci1980
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                take a screenshot of process explorer, we should be able to tell you what's up : electroly
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                  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17188/pid_fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.jpg Explorer crashed right as I was grabbing this.... : eonix
                  • http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onecaregeneral/thread/d3e8381a-52e8-40a1-bd6f-820113e0e4b3 seems... : daVinci1980
              • In process explorer, hover over or expand that instance of svchost to find out what service(s) it's respo... : Helter Skelter
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        Another way to do it is to (under the processes tab of Task Manager) right click the offending svchost.ex... : famine101
        • Oh. DaVinci already mentioned that. Oops. : famine101
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    hmm... tayne.bat : spaceless
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      now, tayne i can get into : electroly
      • Could I see a hat wobble? : MrBig0
• unplug all usbs : Cashh
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  Update I decided to Kill the svchost.exe that was causing the high CPU usage - there was nothing in it... : eonix
  • Need to figure out which service is starting it, but I think it's msmpeng. : daVinci1980
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    is this windows 7 or vista? you can try this: next time you reboot, open up task manager -> processes... : wurt
    • sorry, view --> select columns -> tick PID to show pid's but i see you already know how to do that : wurt
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      Alternativaly, you can also show the command line tags used with each process: http://www.shackpics.co... : wurt
      • and google the tags it launches with for more info.. ok im done :OP : wurt
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      yeahhhhhhhh........ That's pretty much this whole thread. :D : daVinci1980
      • well thats what i get for not reading, ignore then :P : wurt
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      "Find the PID # of the process...." The process creating the CPU usage? Thats svchost. When I check fo... : eonix
      • Yes but did you try to view the command line options in task manager for that process ( screenshot above) : wurt
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  just format. : JohnnyRey
  • ^ lazy man's solution its what i would do : bolneze