Stop svchost.exe using up 100% PC resource

How to stop svchost.exe using up 100% of system resources (Windows XP Only)

Here is one of Windows major annoyances that never fails to baffle and frustrate you. The cause(s) are to numerous to list.

Download this file: Windows Update v3 WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe and save it to your C:\ drive.

Download this file: fix_svchost.bat and save it to your C:\ drive.

Download this file: WindowsXP-KB927891.exe and save it to your C:\ drive.

Reboot the computer and log in to Windows XP in safe mode. To do this, press F8 just before the Windows XP logo shows up during boot and choose “Safe Mode.”

Once Windows has loaded in Safe Mode and you have the option of which user account to use, log on as “Administrator”.

Open Windows Explorer to the root of C:\ drive then double-click the fix_svchost.bat file you saved before.

A black screen will pop up and white text will scroll past. Wait for this process to finish as it could take several minutes. It will close itself when its finished.

Once the black screen disappears, double-click the WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe file you saved before. Follow the prompts as it installs.

When Windows Update Agent finishes installing, double-click the WindowsXP-KB927891.exe file you saved before. Follow the prompts as it installs.

Reboot the computer.

Note: Although there are (supposedly) several malware variants that masquerade as "svchost.exe", I've personally never seen this to be the case....it's just a programming bug, and this fixes it.

Credit goes to the original poster, but I forgot where I saw this. Its saved in my pc as a tweak for sometime now. Hope it might help you.