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From: John Callaway on 22 Mar 2010 20:44 Thanks! On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:00:14 -0000, "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote: >The file-description for the system32 file "svchost.exe" is listed as : > >"Generic Host Process for Win32 Services" > >This can be roughly interpreted as sort of universal starter program for windows >services (other processes). > >They, in turn, start services such as : > >Cryptographic Services >DCOM Server Process Launcher >Remote Procedure Call (RPC) > >The above account for three out of the five "instances" of "svchost" that appear in >the Task Manager on my own computer. > >If you want to investigate what services are initiated by the file: "svchost.exe", >type the following into the "Run" box : > >services.msc > >...and hit [ok] You can then double-click on a service to see what executable was >responsible for starting it. It turns out that "svchost.exe" starts a good many. > >Another [small & free] program that is excellent for delving deeper into seeing what >each item in the Window's "Task Manager" does, is "Process Explorer" available by >clicking on the link below : > >http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/ProcessExplorer.zip > >== > >Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) > > > > >"John Callaway" <jcalla(a)erols.com> wrote in message >news:6ijdq59srbmi440hrqq7i7uhsf97tgagoc(a)4ax.com... >> Processes. sorry >> >> 1 local service >> 2 network ser.... >> 1 system >> >> Does that look ok? >> >> JPC >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:05:30 -0500, "Shenan Stanley" >> <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>John Callaway wrote: >>>> I have 4 svchost files. Is that normal? What do they do? Should I >>>> get rid of some? >>> >>>Files or running processes? >>> >>>-- >>>Shenan Stanley >>> MS-MVP >>
From: Tim Meddick on 23 Mar 2010 16:23
Just glad I could be of some help to you... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "John Callaway" <jcalla(a)erols.com> wrote in message news:am3gq5le3g75b8c1pacl7vrfr8uof033fi(a)4ax.com... > Thanks! > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:00:14 -0000, "Tim Meddick" > <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote: > >>The file-description for the system32 file "svchost.exe" is listed as : >> >>"Generic Host Process for Win32 Services" >> >>This can be roughly interpreted as sort of universal starter program for windows >>services (other processes). >> >>They, in turn, start services such as : >> >>Cryptographic Services >>DCOM Server Process Launcher >>Remote Procedure Call (RPC) >> >>The above account for three out of the five "instances" of "svchost" that appear in >>the Task Manager on my own computer. >> >>If you want to investigate what services are initiated by the file: "svchost.exe", >>type the following into the "Run" box : >> >>services.msc >> >>...and hit [ok] You can then double-click on a service to see what executable was >>responsible for starting it. It turns out that "svchost.exe" starts a good many. >> >>Another [small & free] program that is excellent for delving deeper into seeing >>what >>each item in the Window's "Task Manager" does, is "Process Explorer" available by >>clicking on the link below : >> >>http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/ProcessExplorer.zip >> >>== >> >>Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) >> >> >> >> >>"John Callaway" <jcalla(a)erols.com> wrote in message >>news:6ijdq59srbmi440hrqq7i7uhsf97tgagoc(a)4ax.com... >>> Processes. sorry >>> >>> 1 local service >>> 2 network ser.... >>> 1 system >>> >>> Does that look ok? >>> >>> JPC >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:05:30 -0500, "Shenan Stanley" >>> <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>John Callaway wrote: >>>>> I have 4 svchost files. Is that normal? What do they do? Should I >>>>> get rid of some? >>>> >>>>Files or running processes? >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Shenan Stanley >>>> MS-MVP >>> > |