[damancy]

When i look at my processes in task manager, i see multiple instances of a program call svchost.exe running

infact i got 6 of them running. 3 from system, 2 from networkservice and 1from local service


this this normal at all?

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Yes, this is quite normal for XP. i usually have 4 to 8 instances is svchost running on my XP computer at any given moment.

The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This grouping of services allows for better control and easier debugging.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056

Vista does this differently as i can find only one instance of svchost running on this laptop computer in task manager.

SRX660

[SRX660]

Yes, this is quite normal for XP. i usually have 4 to 8 instances is svchost running on my XP computer at any given moment.

The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This grouping of services allows for better control and easier debugging.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056

Vista does this differently as i can find only one instance of svchost running on this laptop computer in task manager.

SRX660