"John Latter" <jorolat@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:hqaad1dbdbfndnokndffk1m0gqrrbt3mbq@4ax.com...
> 1) This is part of a post I sent to some other newsgroups a few days
> ago:
>
> "In Windows Task Manager an instance of svchost.exe (with a PID number
> of 972) is continuously accessing my hard drive at a frequency of just
> under once per second.
>
> With the help I got on a related post I've used tasklist.exe to
> establish that svchost.exe (PID 972) has the following components:
>
> AudioSrv, BITS, Browser, CryptSvc, Dhcp,
> ERSvc, EventSystem, helpsvc, lanmanserver,
> lanmanworkstation, Netman, Nla, RasMan,
> Schedule, seclogon, SENS, SharedAccess,
> ShellHWDetection, srservice, TapiSrv,
> Themes, TrkWks, W32Time, winmgmt, wscsvc,
> wuauserv, WZCSVC"
>
> 2) Today I installed XP slipstreamed with SP2 onto a new hard drive
> (but I'm back on the old OS & HDD now) and as soon as I installed the
> modem drivers the svchost disc activity started. I uninstalled the
> drivers & the problem went away.
>
> I ain't gotta clue why this is so & it'll be a few days before I can
> spend some time on it. In the meantime, if anyone has any ideas I'ld
> be glad to hear them!
> --
> John Latter
>
Hi John XP management can be improved by using the info provided by Black
Viper. There
are quite a few bits that most of us don`t really need to run. Go to the
site I list here, and print out BVs recommendations.
best wishes..OJ