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January 17th, 2008, 04:58 PM
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hi my pc is running 90 cpu all the time i looked in task manger and i see svchost.exe is using 145,666k sometimes more the fan in my pc runs loud like a full death didnt any one got any ideas why this svchost.exe runs higher like it is cheers | 
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January 17th, 2008, 05:20 PM
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What do you mean when you say: "pc is running 90 cpu"
Are you refering to Temperatures?
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January 17th, 2008, 05:23 PM
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cpu usage in performance tab in task manger | |
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January 17th, 2008, 09:16 PM
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January 17th, 2008, 10:03 PM
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Well, svchost.exe is, in most cases, extremely important for Windows to run. It is the connection between various software or hardware and Windows, IIRC, which is why there can be many running at once.
Some viruses or trojans mask themselves with a process of that name to prevent you from terminating it; I'd run an antivirus scan real quick and see what that digs up.
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January 18th, 2008, 12:48 AM
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What are the system specs, like CPU/RAM etc...
I've seen old units like Duron 750's go that high (in task manager) doing even the sightest of operations. If you do have an older unit and something is running in the background, like an AV scan or something, this would happen.
You say the fan in the PC is really loud? What fan? If it's the one on the processor, your CPU may be overheating. | |
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January 18th, 2008, 07:16 AM
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my spec is
GATEWAY E4064
Windows Vista Ultimate
CPU Type DualCore Intel Pentium D 805, 2666 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200/1600
System Memory 1536 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS (Omega 1.169.25) (128 MB)
Disk Drive ST3200827A ATA Device (186 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-1635S ATA Device
and its the fan that covers cpu | |
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January 18th, 2008, 10:57 AM
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That's a rather new PC. I'd wager that it's under warranty still.
If it is, then take it to someone who is authorized to repair Gateway PCs. If you have someone other than an authorized Gateway repair tech tamper with it, then you'll probably void the remaining warranty.
I'd start with that CPU fan. It shouldn't be as loud as you're describing. But again, don't do anything to it yourself unlkess the warranty has expired.
An overheating CPU could cause the high % usage. | |
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