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SVCHOST on XP Home

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by oldbear, 2008/06/12.

  1. 2008/06/12
    oldbear

    oldbear Inactive Thread Starter

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    SP 3 has been added to my Home Edition and now svchost.exe is asking to go on line. How can I delete svchost or all of SP 3. I am using IE 6.

    Thank You
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    You cannot delete svchost - it is an integral Windows process which runs many Windows services. If you look in Task Manager > Processes you will see several entries for svchost - this is normal.

    For an indepth explanation see here .....

    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/

    If you open a cmd window and type in tasklist /svc you will be able to see which services, etc each svchost is running.

    It is not unusual for one of those services to request/require internet acces for the purposes of updating etc.

    To remove SP3 go to Add/Remove programs.
     
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    mickzer

    mickzer Well-Known Member

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    PeteC,
    I don't think tasklist is installed in Win XP Home......

    mickzer.
     
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  5. 2008/06/12
    markp62

    markp62 Geek Member Alumni

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    It is okay to let \Windows\System32\Svchost.Exe to access the internet, just do not grant it Server Rights through your firewall.
     
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