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John,
This behavior is normal if you have a huge HOSTS file.
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"John Wasserbauer" <John Wasserbauer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A740F363-4EA3-4614-998C-E42523C11DC0@microsoft.com...
> I've got a similar problem as DavisSon. Using Process Explorer I've found
> that an instance of svchost.exe with only the Dnscache service is
> consuming
> my CPU. If I kill the process then the problem goes away. However, this
> may
> make other apps like Explorer do funny things, like take me off line
> constantly. Anyone know how I can repair the Dnscache service?
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> You do not appear to have tracked down the Service / Application using
>> SVCHOST. The Windows Firewall blocks Inbound but not Outbound
>> connections so I would look for an application not getting a reply.
>>
>> Task Manager is useful but you could look at another freeware utility
>> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
>> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.
>>
>> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
>>
>>
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
>>
>> To ascertain which service is causing the
>> problem select the svchost producing the high CPU usage, right click,
>> select Properties, Services. Note there are the full names and some
>> explanation of what each service does.
>>
>> You will find further information on Services here:
>>
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
>>
>> To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
>> service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
>> usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services are
>> dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab allow
>> it a little time to display the information.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>>
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "DavisSon" <DavisSon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BDF1691F-AE40-4E40-BB01-FF356CA8FE8E@microsoft.com...
>> > Windows Firewall. Disabling it resolves the prob. However, we need
>> > to it
>> > enabled.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is it the Windows Firewall or a third party Firewall?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >>
>> >> Using invalid email address
>> >>
>> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >> suggested solution worked for you.
>> >>
>> >>
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >>
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >> "DavisSon" <DavisSon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B6F0751A-44A7-4C88-8723-2F7712C1C7B6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi all- Have seen this posted quite a few times but no clearcut
>> >> > resolution.
>> >> > I have upgraded all of our pcs to SP2 (WinXP). Since then only
>> >> > some
>> >> > of the
>> >> > pc's exhibit issue. SVCHOST maxes at 100% for 5-10 minutes on
>> >> > bootup
>> >> > then
>> >> > resumes normalcy.
>> >> >
>> >> > I've narrowed it down to the Internet Connection Firewall causing
>> >> > the
>> >> > issue
>> >> > (if I kill it the prob. goes away). I need to have this enabled.
>> >> > (Besides,
>> >> > why is it only happening on some machines and not others?)
>> >> >
>> >> > THINGS I HAVE DONE:
>> >> > 1. Run Spyware & Virus check (almost daily). McAfee and 2
>> >> > different
>> >> > anti-spyware apps.
>> >> > 2. Ran http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887742.
>> >> > 3. Checked unsigned device drivers (sigverif).
>> >> > 4. Affected pcs run different audio/video/sound cards (no
>> >> > consistency).
>> >> > 5. Disabled Application Layer Gateway service.
>> >> >
>> >> > None of the above helped. Any ideas or suggestions as to what else
>> >> > I
>> >> > could
>> >> > try? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
>> >> > advance.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
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