SVCHOST (svchost.exe) IS a dog and CAN eat up performance on such a short term/time basis that it will never show up in your task manager and perhaps not even as a spike on you CPU performance. The other possibility is that something is running in the background (a ham radio program that you don't have running on other computers) that has not totally closed down. Go to your task manager and control panel > services and kill/stop all un-needed programs/services and see if the problem goes away. 73, Walt/K5YFW
-----Original Message----- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ve3fwf Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:36 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Odd PC Issue Hummm: Very interesting and here is a list of suggestions and questions: 1. What OS are you using and what browser? 2. How you tried FireFox or another Web browser? 3. Crack open the taskmanager and see what process (if any) is burning the CPU when you are experiencing the problem. If there is lots of CPU and no one process hogging the CPU, perhaps you have RF entering the CPU by the keyboard cable? Are your transmitting when you have the problem? Perhaps you have an automatic BBS that fires up and RF is getting into your system? 4. On Windows XP SP2, I've seen the process SVCHOST go into a tight loop when running IE 7. The problem does not occur when using FireFox. 5. Try another keyboard as per Dave's suggestion. 73, Bernie, Ottawa, Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Corio To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Odd PC Issue That is odd, Andy! Here are my thoughts.... Have you checked for an IRQ conflict with the keyboard? Is the keyboard wireless? Have you tried a different keyboard on that PC? Does the problem show up in all web-based situations, such as filling in forms, or only when posting to a forum where there is much more typing? Have you peeked at the performance monitor while typing to see if that is maxing out? I sure don't have the answers, and I'm not an expert (ask the XYL!!) but these are what I would look at. 73 Dave KB3MOW Andrew O'Brien wrote: I have typed this message twice, once in original format (see below) and once with a corrected format so that you could actually understand what I am typing. I posted it to a PC forum but received no answers, hopefully someone here has some ideas. For the past month or I have been having a problem with web based email, mostly to this and other Yahoo groups, also with Gmail postings. When I type the messages , many of the characters that I type do not make it to the screen. There is a significant lag, at times, but unlike typical lags caused by a slow Internet connection, sometimes whole words never make it to the screen! I thought it might be due to lack of RAM and upgraded this 2.6 gHz CPU PC to one with 512 MG of RAM. it did not solve the problem. I am using a cable modem with good speed. The problem NEVER occurred when typing email or using Outlook, or when composing items in Word. ONLY when typing in to web based applications. I have run spyware and virus checking software numerous time. There are periods that the problems goes away, sometimes for a day at a time . I have three other PC's in the house, two better performing PCs, and one an old 1.1 CPU with 256 of RAM, the problem never occurs on the other PCs. Since it is happening on the PC that I use for ham operations , I would like to find a fix for this issue .In general, the PC performs OK otherwise but does seem slower than one would expect, the CPU often shows as being 100% in use. Not always though. While typing this message, the CPU has not gone above 50%. Here is what the above message looked like before I fixed it for missing characters. For the past month or I have been having a problem with web basdemail, mostly to this nother Yahoo groups, also with Gmail postings. When I typ the messages , many of the chrcters that I type o not make it to the screen. There is a signific lag, at times, but unlike stypical lags caused by a slow Iternet connection, sometimes whole words evr make it to the scren! I thought it might be due to lack of RAM and upgraded this 2.6 gHz CPU PC to one with 512 MG of RAM. is did not solve the probm. I a using a cable modem with gspeed. The prolem NEVER occu when typingemail ugOutlook o when compsing items in Word OLY when typing in to wb based applicatns. I have run yware and vrus checkingsftware numerous time. There are periods ta the problems goes away, sometimes or a day at a time . I hethree othe PC's in the hos, two better performing PCs and one an old 1.1 CPUth 256 of RAM, the problem nver occurs on the othePCs. Since it is happening o the PC that I usef ham operati, I would like to fid a fix for this issue.In general, the PC performs OK otherwise but does seem slowerthan oewould expect the CPUoften shows as being 100% inuse. Not lways though Wile tyoing this messge, the CPU has not gon above 50%. Andy K3UK _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 1/10/2007 2:52 PM
