Bugger Geoffrey, The link below is what you want, this will fix your problems http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp -----Original Message----- From: Geoffrey Marnell [mailto:gmarnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, 13 August 2003 4:18 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [austechwriter] W2K techie help Dear austechies, Are there are nuts-and-bolts techies out there who can tell me why I have suddenly started to get "svchost.exe error. Restart application" messages under Windows 2000 Pro (SP1). Completely stuffs Word, and I can't disconnect from a dial-up internet connection. Can anyone point me in the direction of a quick solution. TIA Geoffrey Marnell ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** --- This email and any files transmitted with it are solely intended for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you receive this email in error, please advise us by return email immediately. Please also disregard the contents of the email, delete it and destroy any copies immediately. Computershare Limited and its subsidiaries do not accept liability for the views expressed in the email or for the consequences of any computer viruses that may be transmitted with this email. This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written consent of the copyright owner. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************