Help! CPU 100% usage when no applications running!

Batesy

Hi, hopefully someone with some knowledge of XP can help me here.
I'm getting a 100% cpu usage but not even running any apps!!

It's a Dell Inspiron 1150 running XP.

Tried everything. Disk defrag/ccCleaner/Regcleaner. Sytem Restore wouldn't work.

Ran dss and got the following report:

Deckard's System Scanner v20071014.68
Run by NEARY on 2008-01-02 20:08:17
Computer is in Normal Mode.

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Total Physical Memory: 255 MiB (512 MiB recommended).


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Emulating logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 2008-01-02 20:08:49
Platform: Windows XP Service Pack 2 (5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer (7.00.6000.16574)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\bgsvcgen.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\NicConfigSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\fxssvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxpers.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DSentry.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\My Documents\dss.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://home.microsoft.com/search/lobby/search.asp
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.google.ie
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.microsoft.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Search_URL = http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=iesearch
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0EEDB912-C5FA-486F-8334-57288578C627} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxtray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxhkcmd] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDSentry] C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell QuickSet] C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AntiSpywareBot] C:\Program Files\AntiSpywareBot\AntiSpywareBot.exe -boot
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [Nokia.PCSync] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\PcSync2.exe /NoDialog (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'Default user')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [Nokia.PCSync] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\PcSync2.exe /NoDialog (User 'Default user')
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\network diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\network diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/b/d/9bdc68ef-6a9f-4505-8fb8-d0d2d160e512/LegitCheckControl.cab
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} () - http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/resources/MSNPUpld.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} () - http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/resource/download/scanner/wlscbase2895.cab
O16 - DPF: {8FFBE65D-2C9C-4669-84BD-5829DC0B603C} () - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/ultrashim.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: B's Recorder GOLD Library General Service (bgsvcgen) - B.H.A Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\bgsvcgen.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: MSCSPTISRV - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AVLib\MSCSPTISRV.exe
O23 - Service: NICCONFIGSVC - Dell Inc. - C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\NicConfigSvc.exe
O23 - Service: PACSPTISVR - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AVLib\PACSPTISVR.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia. - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: Sony SPTI Service (SPTISRV) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AVLib\SPTISRV.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe


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C:\Program Files\iTunes
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C:\Program Files\QuickTime
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple
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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\AntiSpywareBot
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C:\Program Files\AntiSpywareBot
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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\RegClean
2007-12-23 20:21:06 0 d

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C:\Program Files\RegClean
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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\AVG7
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C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\AVG7
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\avg7
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\tmp.reg
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\Desktop
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\Application Data\Sun
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\Application Data\Jasc Software Inc
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\Application Data\Identities
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\Start Menu
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EMMA.000\NTUSER.DAT
2007-12-20 16:21:37 4 --ah

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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QSLLPSVCShare
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\KPower.dll <Not Verified; Intel Corporation; KPOWER>
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\APPDRV.SYS <Not Verified; Dell Inc; Application Driver>
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C:\Downloads <DOWNLO~1>
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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\GetRightToGo
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple
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C:\Program Files\MSXML 4.0
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\Kodak
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kodak
2007-12-15 13:07:28 0 d

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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\Google
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Google
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C:\Program Files\Google


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2007-12-28 21:48:06 0 d

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C:\Program Files\iPod
2007-12-28 21:19:05 0 d

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C:\Program Files\Common Files
2007-12-23 18:32:38 0 d

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C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer
2007-12-23 13:17:42 0 d

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C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared
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C:\Program Files\Symantec
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C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information
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C:\Program Files\Dell
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C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update
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C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Application Data\Adobe
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C:\Program Files\Java


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*Note* empty entries & legit default entries are not shown


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"SynTPLpr"="C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe" [15/08/2003 11:38]
"SynTPEnh"="C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe" [15/08/2003 11:37]
"SunJavaUpdateSched"="C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe" [25/09/2007 01:11]
"igfxtray"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe" [20/09/2005 08:35]
"igfxpers"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe" [20/09/2005 08:36]
"igfxhkcmd"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe" [20/09/2005 08:32]
"DVDSentry"="C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe" [13/08/2003 09:27]
"dla"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe" [15/03/2004 00:04]
"Dell QuickSet"="C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe" [29/06/2006 12:13]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"AntiSpywareBot"="C:\Program Files\AntiSpywareBot\AntiSpywareBot.exe" [10/09/2007 13:59]

[HKEY_USERS\.default\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run]
"DWQueuedReporting"="C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t
"Nokia.PCSync"=C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\PcSync2.exe /NoDialog

C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
DESKTOP.INI [03/09/2002 08:00:00]

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
DESKTOP.INI [03/09/2002 08:00:00]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\vds]
@=&quot;Service"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\{533C5B84-EC70-11D2-9505-00C04F79DEAF}]
@=&quot;Volume shadow copy"





-- End of Deckard's System Scanner: finished at 2008-01-02 20:14:54

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Any help would be great. Even thinking of getting a new laptop at this stage!

Karoma

Straight off:
AntiSpywareBot, mmmm... ED: [ http://www.castlecops.com/s15060-AntiSpywareBot_exe.html ]

What anti-malware software are you using?

Tom Dunne

Open up task manager - Control-Alt-Delete and click Task Manager.

Then go to Processes and click on the CPU column twice (click on the actual word CPU). This will show you what process is consuming the most CPU.

Post it up and we will have a look.

On a side note - you can safely disable the following:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

The following look suspect:

C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\My Documents\dss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\bgsvcgen.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dla\tfswctrl.exe

I'm not saying they are bad, but I am saying I don't recognise them, so I would be a bit suspect of them.

wheres me jumpa

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXPPS.EXE

They look similar to Lexmark processes I had on my machine when I had a Lex printer. I have seen this in the past being a processor issue.

Karoma

DSS.exe is presumably "Deckard's System Scanner".


tfswctrl.exe & bgsvcgen.exe are CD/DVD burning related... Could always be malware disguised. What are the file sizes for these and what CD/DVD software is included with the Dell?
Oh, yeah - post a screenshot of Task Manager as requested above.

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXPPS.EXE
Usually Lexmark / "Dell" printer software, and can cause problems - check they're up to date. Temporarily prevent them from starting up:
Start -> run -> msconfig -> Startup Items - untick the above, reboot and see if there's a marked improvement. Selectively tick them again.
(This does not remove the software. It simply tells Windows not to load these items automatically on startup and it can be undone easily)

LoLth

Check task manager:

If the SYSTEM process is using up the CPU check to see if you've removed any USB devices recently. Epson , apple etc sometimes have software that scans for these devices contantly if they are not found on startup.

Nero 7 can use 100% CPU with its nero discovery utility. I rolled back to a previous version of nero and this was solved

get a copy of process explorer somewhere: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Batesy

Cheers for all the replies guys.

Tried everything you have said so far and have seen a little improvment but still when I try to open a app the cpu shoots up to 100% again and very slow.

I'm down to about 34 processes running.

There are about 6 intances of 'svchost.exe' running. Anyone know what this is?

Also the processes seem to be flashing and jumping places a lot every second or so??

Will download process explorer when I get home and give it a go.

Thanks again.

Batesy

I might add, I'm not sure but all this seemed to start when I installed some kodak software that came with a digital photoframe a few weeks ago.

I wasn't impressed with it so decided to un-install it but it hung the laptop during the un-install so I had to re-boot. I cleaned up all the remaining related files when I got back in.

Could this botched un-install be what triggered the hassle?

Lucutus

svchost.exe is the process used by Windows to run services, (Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services), you can find some info about it @ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056.

Try opening your Task Manager, make sure you've included CPU and PID, click the CPU column so that you can see the processes using the most CPU at the top, and run your app.

If it turns out to be an instance of svchost.exe, you'll need to find out which services are running under that particular process ID. At the command prompt type: tasklist /svc /fi "imagename eq svchost.exe"

Should give you a list of all the svchost.exe instances, which services they are running and their process ID's so you can compare to Task Manager to see which one might be causing the issue.

Good luck, and upgrade the RAM, 256mb in this day and age *shakes head*

ActorSeeksJob

C:\Documents and Settings\NEARY\My Documents\dss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\bgsvcgen.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dla\tfswctrl.exe

These are all legitimate programs, do not worry about them.

Have a read of this link

http://forums.whatthetech.com/Help_My_computer_is_slow_t74560.html

Batesy

Lucutus wrote: »

Good luck, and upgrade the RAM, 256mb in this day and age *shakes head*

I know.

The laptop is about 4 years old but was running fine (for what we use it for) up till a few weeks ago. Am looking into getting a new laptop at the moment. This grief is only speeding up the process.

ZENER

Click: Start > Run . . and enter msconfig. Click the Startup tab and disable everything (un-check them). Restart and see if the problem goes away.
I've had a similar issue with Kodak Easy-Share slowing a powerful machine down to a crawl after installation. If that's still in the startup group disable it.

If this works then repeat the above but enable a couple at a time and reboot. Repeat until problem returns - you know what to do then.

Also another possibility, ctrl&alt&del > Task Manager. Is spool.exe there ? If so it's possible you have some documents waiting to be printed. Not sure where it is just now but there's a printer section in Control Panel - use this to see any documents waiting to be printed. I had a similar issue with a Dell laser printer that was configured incorrectly so the documents were queuing and consuming cycles.

Is Windows Defender trying to do a scan by any chance ? With such a low spec machine it could be enough to bring it to it's knees as well.

ZEN

LoLth

Kodak Easy share software can be a bit of a memory hog. if you think this started when you installed the kodak software, try uninstalling it. you can always reinstall later. I'd give it a go especially if the kodak software has any form of synchronisation or if it pops up automatically when you plug the photo frame in to the laptop.

zebulba99

you have been infected by a virus that infects svchost. Try google svchost +virus, or do a full virus scan, or make a ckean install.

ActorSeeksJob

He hasn't been infected by a virus that infects svchost.exe

You should really be more careful saying something like that, as some users could do a lot of damage trying to remove svchost.exe or any registry keys

batman2000

ActorSeeksJob wrote: »

He hasn't been infected by a virus that infects svchost.exe

You should really be more careful saying something like that, as some users could do a lot of damage trying to remove svchost.exe or any registry keys

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