Re: cisvc.exe

[Nicholas]

Check your system to see if you have any unsigned drivers
that may be causing the problem.

Go to Start > Run and type: SIGVERIF , and hit enter.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;308514


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"Larry Nixon" > wrote in message: =20
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| About once a day my computer slows way down, processor 99%=20
| busy. The task list shows cisvc.exe taking up all the=20
| processor time. When I highlight and hit delete to stop=20
| the process every thing returns to normal.
| Anybody know what this is about and how to fix it?

[Larry Nixon]

Thanks, I have quite a few. Will try temp disableing them
one at a time and see what happpens.
>-----Original Message-----
>Check your system to see if you have any unsigned drivers
>that may be causing the problem.
>
>Go to Start > Run and type: SIGVERIF , and hit enter.
>
>HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308514
>
>
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>Nicholas
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>"Larry Nixon" > wrote in
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>| About once a day my computer slows way down, processor
99%
>| busy. The task list shows cisvc.exe taking up all the
>| processor time. When I highlight and hit delete to stop
>| the process every thing returns to normal.
>| Anybody know what this is about and how to fix it?
>.
>

[Richard]

I have exactly the same problem and use the same quick
fix by terminating the process. Is the cisvc program
corrupt? Is there a patch available?


>-----Original Message-----
>Here is what it says about cisvc.exe:
>
>Content Index Service first seen in Windows 2000 Server
with Microsoft Index
>Service 3, and then in Windows XP. CISVC is a safeguard
process which
>monitors the memory consumption of CIDAEMON above. If
CIDAEMON exceeds 40Mb
>of memory usage, CISVC automatically terminates CIDAEMON
and then restarts
>it. This mechanism prevents the PC/Server from reaching
a low memory
>situation and a resulting slow down in processing.
>
>Here is a great web site to tell what the tasks are in
the Task Manager
>list:
>http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_c.
htm
>
>Rick C.
>
>"Larry Nixon" > wrote in message
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>> About once a day my computer slows way down, processor
99%
>> busy. The task list shows cisvc.exe taking up all the
>> processor time. When I highlight and hit delete to stop
>> the process every thing returns to normal.
>> Anybody know what this is about and how to fix it?
>
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