svchost runs a number of system services. Start by looking in the event log (administrator tools) for errors. When a service dies, or is having trouble, you look there. tim -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hazen Woods Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:24 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] svchost.exe System is Win2K SP2. In last two days, periodically, a popup window appears saying that <svchost.exe> had unexpected error and closed. In same time frame, my dial up to ISP, via TCP/IP starts acting weird in that when I right-click on the icon of the 2 desktops and then click on "Status", instead of getting the properties page for that connection I get nothing. Are the two related? What is svchost.exe and how do I diagnose/solve the problem? Hazen Woods Austin, TX USA eCS and Win2k Pro what a combination ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm