Whenever I use Windows Update (or I try and update Media Player 11 and Windows Defender) my computer gets stuck checking for updates and never makes any progress. I press ctrl+alt+del and find that a process called SVCHOST is using 90-100% of my cpu usage (until I close Windows Update). I downloaded a patch/hot-fix from Microsoft but it didn't work. I also scanned for viruses and found none. If you have any suggestions that can help me please share. I could leave my computer on for two hours and it will be still stuck checking for updates, so something is wrong.
2007-04-14 06:07:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
There is a patch on Microsoft's website regarding this issue. I ran into the exact same problem on a system. If you get that error and it asks to submit to microsoft do it cause you should get a link on that page to fix the problem. I can't remember the exact knowledge base article on this issue, sorry.
2007-04-14 06:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by 7S282 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your computer should have several files of svchost. Each one has different items in it and you will need to identify what item is hogging the CPU and fix that problem. Get a program called process expert, it can be downloaded free. It is like Windows Task Manager but a lot more useful. Install that and look at the file to see what in it is causing the problem.
2007-04-14 13:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Ron G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋