It wouldn't hurt to update your NIC drivers either. Drivers are software and just like any software they can get broke. Mike Perrin Head, Regional Network Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Manitoba Region >>> chris_berry-list-windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2004-12-10 4:25:20 pm >>> Did you ever consider that you might have a bad NIC? Chris Berry chris_berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Systems Administrator JM Associates & Coast Business Service "The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year. -John Foster Dulles" Martin, Eddie wrote: > It stops spiking and goes back to normal cpu usage.... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Yobst [mailto:george.yobst@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:55 PM > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [windows2000] Re: SVCHOST.EXE @ 100% Every 5 seconds.. > > What does it do when you disconnect it from the network? > Is there network traffic every 5 seconds too? > -George > > > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:37:25 -0500, Martin, Eddie <EMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> >> >> >>Hello All, >> >> >> >>I have tried a million and one things to try and get whatever is on my >>computer off. I ran Spybot Search and Destroy, Adawre SE Personal > > Edition, > >>CWShredder, HiJack This, and also downloaded about 5 different virus > > removal > >>tools from Symantec, ran them all and nothing was found as far as a virus >>was concerned. I am running Windows XP Pro behind a firewall with > > Symantec > >>Anti-Virus Corporate Edition. My pc cpu usage spikes to 100% about every > > 5 > >>seconds, with svchost.exe being the main culprit. I have googled this and >>it comes up with about 5 billion possibilities about what it could be and >>how to fix it. Does anyone else know what this could be? BTW: I Also > > went > >>into hkey_local_machine, Software, Microsoft, Windows, Current Version, > > Run, > >>and removed anything that could possibly be starting up. If I unplug my >>network cable from the computer, it stops so it definately is a trojan of >>some sort. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've never not been > > able > >>to get spyware, or a Trojan off of a pc, so this one is A #1 on the >>annoying, why can't I figure this out list! >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>Eddie @ Bridgecom >> >> >> >> > > > ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm