Having problems

[James]

Ok, I need some help people!

My computer is playing up something chronic. It's
running REALLY slow, and whenever I check task manager,
CPU Usage is at 100% because dllhost.exe is using up vast
tracts of memory.

a. What IS dllhost?! What does it do?
b. How on earth can I stop it killing my system?

Any help would be MUCH appreciated...

[dev]

James said:

> My computer is playing up something chronic. It's
> running REALLY slow, and whenever I check task manager,
> CPU Usage is at 100% because dllhost.exe is using up vast
> tracts of memory.
>
> a. What IS dllhost?! What does it do?
> b. How on earth can I stop it killing my system?
>
> Any help would be MUCH appreciated...

Search http://google.com for "dllhost". There are several references to
similar problems.

As a diagnostic, you might also try shutting down programs, or disable
their start up.