You should also have several instances of it running. Not all are needed, and some of them are removed from the list (and running) by disabling unnecessary "Services". Yes, they can slow a PC down, that's why you should disable any unneeded Services. Not just the ones that call on svchost, but any of them. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa B. Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is what I found on the Microsoft site http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056 Hope this helps, Lisa Can anyone tell me what is SVChost.exe? it seem to take up a lot of memory in the Window task manager in Window Xp ?Does it slows the computer down ? Thanks in Advance Mike ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
