Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

I think it's been naff for years. You just have to do a search for ZA on this forum to see all the problems people have with it. I stopped using it when it got updated and it lagged me out in BF2. Then went to Sygate and now i'm on Kerio. :)

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Zonealarm has never been supported by me. I had problems years ago and never used it again

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

I don't think its related. I have the problem all the time on 32bit windows. I have to shut down the svchost hogging all the cpu, then when all the window themes rejigger a minute or so later, I restart the windows audio service through the service management console.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

HMM funny though now Zonealarms not on my computer EVERYTHING is running better

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Never had this problem :shrug:

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Sounds about right ;)

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Any chance that the dll file has been injected with a Trojan, try running Trojanhunter, its very good at detecting dll files that have been compromised.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

This isnt a virus. I get it all the time even on a fresh XP install never connected to the internet. Its simply a bug that was never discovered in the final release. As far as I know SP2 fixes it, but as Im not a lover of SP's in any way (they do more harm than good IMO) I learned to live with killing it when needed.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

How have you worked that one out? :confused:

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Agreed Sp2 was a welcome relief to me when it come out.

Alot more stable with it.

Suppose it comes down to your computer, some older computers really struggled with sp2.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

My pc isnt old, its less than a year old.

Every time I install SP2, or even SP1 for that matter, the pc becomes slower, unresponsive, crashes more often and then stops working all together. For the last year ive used just XP on its own with no SP's and its been great.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

Ahhh I see.

OLD copies of Xp often struggled with the service packs, the newer ones with it preinstalled onto the core files are much more stable with it.

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

He could always slipstream SP2 himself...

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

BTW M$ no longer support XP without SP2 - so you won't get the patches through updates :Yikes:

Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu
 

True but you cannot be the real deal I bet.

Xp Pro and Home sp2 is easily obtained these days ;)