Guest nazcaLine Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 hi. first of all: when i start my computer ( i have windows XP sp 1) it becomes really slow, it freezes for about 5 minutes. when i open the task manger to see what happens, this SVCHOST.EXE is eating the processor with 98% activity. i finish the task and everything goes smooth. what's that? a virus? i have avast home edition, and it works...this happened a time ago, when i just put internet in my PC. a friend of mine told me to erase the cookies, i did it and bam! problem solved. but just two months ago, the problem came back, it slows when the system starts. i recently installed mozilla firefox ( ihad the internet explorer before) to be my browser, and just in case i did the same , erase the cookies...but nothing...what happens? any help, please?? here's another question, which is annoying me also: i can play music in winamp, quicktime, windows media, etc. and i can hear all windows and messenger sounds. BUT, i'm making a flash job and i can't hear the music i put on the file!!!! it's so annoying!!! and i can play the same sounds in winamp and everything's normal. what can it be? besides, there's a little icon in the tray that always worked as a general sound control, but this time it doesn't work. when i click "open sound controls" it says that there is no sound controls installed. but then, how can i hear music in winamp? and the windows and messenger sounds??? and why can't i hear the music of my flash file??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!! I'M DESPERATE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 How long since you totaly wiped your computer and started again? In my opinion, it just has to be done now and then, maybe every 4-6 months. Yes it sounds like a virus to me. Sound problem sounds like the driver. Install latest driver for the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nazcaLine Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 yep, it sounds like a virus...i passed a thorough scan in all local disks with avast! antivirus, and detected nothing... and, about the sound driver...if it was this that was failing, why do i still hear winamp and the windows sounds? a friend of mine told me to try a "restore system", a tool from windows...i wil try tonight after work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Restore system sets your system back to a previous 'checkpoint' for windows. Its ok as a temporary measure, but if you think about it, your computer is not going to last forever. At some point you will have to back everything up. Why not do it now and have a fresh start? The sound driver may not be up to date. Has it always been like this or has it stopped working with flash recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nazcaLine Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 everything worked fine with flash until a week ago. i always worked with sounds in flash...and always had my volume controls working...don't know what happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterglow Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 had a similar prob with the svchost prog chewing up resources, but it went away when i upgraded to xp64bit. it's not a virus.. some more info http://ask-leo.com/svchost_and_svchostexe_crashs_cpu_maximization_viruses_exploits_and_more.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis.cho Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 why don't you take your evening and format it? It's always faster then try to patch and repair. Make some backups and get lastest editions of drivers/softwares you use. It's will be brand new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nazcaLine Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 i solved the audio problem...it was the audio driver..i reinstalled it and it's ok... i'll check that link about the svchost...thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abisan Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Install this software, takes care of all your windows problems. AND its free!! Advanced WindowsCare v2 http://www.iobit.com/AdvancedWindowsCarePersonal/index.html ITs worked wonders for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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