im having a little problem with a process taking up a lot of memory...

 

its scvhost[Caution: Executable File], i know you have to keep it running...

 

there are 13 scvhost[Caution: Executable File] always running... i don't know if that's normal

 

but that's not the problem

 

There is one that starts out at about 200,000k when i log on

 

by the time i turn my comp off its really close to 300,000k

 

 

 

is there any way to reduce the memory it takes?

 

or scan the processes to see if its not a virus or anything?

 

 

 

I currently have avast! and spybot

 

and i have vista home professional x64

 

 

 

any help would be great :

Do you mean scvhost[Caution: Executable File] or svchost[Caution: Executable File] ?

 

Scvhost[Caution: Executable File] is a virus.

 

If this is the case, run a virus scan (and a program like spybot search and destroy if nessecary) and remove it.

 

 

 

Of course, a virus can name it self "svchost[Caution: Executable File]" to make it look legit, so run a virus scan just to be sure.

 

Svchost[Caution: Executable File] is a windows programs that hosts a group of services.

 

If you want to know the programs being hosted you can do the following:

 

windows button+r (run), type "cmd", type "tasklist /svc" to see the programs being run.

 

If you see a what program takes up so much power, you can post it back here =)

As OldJoe said it could be a virus.

 

If a scan turns up blank, then its a Windows issue.

 

For some reason Windows bugs or glitchs can have a big effect on the svchost[Caution: Executable File] process.

 

The quickest way to sort this out is to run Windows Updates. In my experience it fixes 99.9% of svchost[Caution: Executable File] issues.

u updated and scaned and its still the same

 

and it is svc not scv lol

 

im going to see what it is now,,,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also i left my computer on last night to do a scan...

 

its at about 500,000k now

i did that and it doesn't look like anything is taking a ton of memory...

 

 

 

 

 

well i decided to close it and see what happened...

 

 

 

i lost my internet, well wireless card...

 

aero stopped working and it switched to vista basic

 

sound died

 

there might have been more but that's all i noticed

 

 

 

also... i just noticed it when i restarted, this has happened before

 

it takes about 5-10 mins to shut down...

 

most of the time its under a minute but every once and awhile it takes at least 5 mins.

Actually this might be normal. How much RAM do you have?

 

 

 

Vista uses lots of it. with 1GB ram it always uses >60% at idle

i have 4gb ram

 

 

 

also it seems to stay that way no matter what you do...

 

so its not just when you idle...

 

idk...

Im not a vista user but i know a few things about windows.

 

 

 

It may be down to an interactive desktop theme or a heap of programs that you may have installed.

 

 

 

Best thing to do is go to add/remove and delete anything your not using.

 

 

 

Also close things like MSN, AIM, Bitlord(or any download program) while your not using it as these all use services which add to the usage.