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Recently, there has been a number of incidents where the service SVCHOST.exe was using 100% of the CPU, which heavily compromised the speed of the computer.  The problem has been traced back to a bug with Microsoft Windows XP Updates and is not a virus. In this months article, we explain how to resolve this problem.

Resolution

Step 1: Click Start then Run and type services.msc in the open box, then press OK.

Step 2: Double click the service Automatic Updates.

Step 3: Select the Log On tab, ensure Local System Account is selected, Allow service to interact with desktop is unchecked and the service is enabled on the listed hardware profile below.

Step 4: Select the General tab, ensure the startup type is automatic and that the service status is started.

Step 5: Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the service Background Intellignent Transfer Service (BITS).

Step 6: Click Start then Run and type REGSVR32 WUAPI.DLL in the open box, then press OK.

Step 7: You will shortly receive the message DllRegisterServer in WUAPI.DLL succeeded. Press OK to this.

Step 8: Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each of the following commands:

  • REGSVR32 WUAUENG.DLL
  • REGSVR32 WUAUENG1.DLL
  • REGSVR32 ATL.DLL
  • REGSVR32 WUCLTUI.DLL
  • REGSVR32 WUPS.DLL
  • REGSVR32 WUPS2.DLL
  • REGSVR32 WUWEB.DLL

Step 9: Reboot your computer.

Step 10: Click Start then Run and type cmd in the open box, then press OK.

Step 11: In the window that opens, type net stop WuAuServ and press Enter.

Step 12: Click Start then Run and type %windir%  in the open box, then press OK.

Step 13: In the window that opens, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to SDOld.

Step 14: Click Start then Run and type cmd in the open box, then press OK.

Step 15: In the window that opens, type net start WuAuServ and press Enter.

Step 16: Reboot your computer.

 

 

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