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Old 30-10-2006, 17:44   #33
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Re: svchost.exe spiking to 100% cpu

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Originally Posted by AbyssUnderground View Post
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.
You need to understand one important factor about SP2, it addresses major security flaws in XP. If you NEVER connect to the Internet with that machine, then fine. However, if you do, you really need those patches, they are not an option my friend, really.
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