07 November 2010

Fix 100% CPU Load svchost.exe (Windows XP SP3)

Fixing the memory leak in WinXP SP3 SVCHOST.EXE 100% CPU Usage by system start.


SVCHOST.EXE (see in Process Explorer) Freeze 3 to 7 Minutes - no system response by:

- Internet Connect Dial in
- Connection Software Medion Verbindungsassistent (Huawei Webstick Connection Manager) / Join Air 1&1 (ZTE Internet Surf Stick)
- ADSL DLink Router/Modem,...
- and others...

Generic Host Process for Win32 Services C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe (5.1.2600.5512) Since service Pack 3 may freeze for several minutes by system or internet application start.

How I fixed it:

Remove from SVCHOST Network Service DnsCache

Start, Run, type in Regedit:
Go to:
HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)\
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost
Deleting the Value "NetworkService = DnsCache"

Reboot

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Uninstall the software for Surfstick/Webstick

Reboot

Install the latest Drivers/Software after connecting the actual Surfstick.


Result: computer start within seconds again and internet is immediately ready to connect, which took more than 5 minutes before.

REL: medion-aldi-huawei-e160-surf-stick.html

This method describe to disable DNSCatche responsible for large hosts files with many entries.

1 comment:

  1. Maria24 April, 2011

    Hi there. I have a problem and I am not sure if that method is really the right fix. Please help me out. Here's the problem.

    ----------
    Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

    Then there are options to do: Debug ; Send Error Report ; Don't Send.

    When I click Debug what happens next is the screen goes back to Windows Classic (the taskbar turns gray).

    When I click Don't Send the screen freezes, nothing happens.

    When I click Send Error Report after a few minutes another message will appear. The message is like this:

    svchost-1620: svchost.exe - Application Error

    The instruction at "0x7c922235" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read".

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    By the way here's the Error Signature.

    szAppName: svchost.exe szAppVer: 5.1.2600.5512 szModName: ntdll.dll szModVer: 5.1.2600.6055 offset: 00022235

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    I am using Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3.

    Please help me, I am not really good with technical stuff. Please..

    Thank you..

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