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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
YW. Keep us posted.
William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support.
They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support.
They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-)
If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-)
If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
I think so, Daave......but if not, I can count
on their techies to do it again, and next time I'll ask them to do it slowly so I can copy it step-by-step. And I'll make another back-up clone tomorrow. Daave wrote: Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-) If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
I think so, Daave......but if not, I can count
on their techies to do it again, and next time I'll ask them to do it slowly so I can copy it step-by-step. And I'll make another back-up clone tomorrow. Daave wrote: Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-) If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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Good to know you have a good backup strategy.
William B. Lurie wrote: I think so, Daave......but if not, I can count on their techies to do it again, and next time I'll ask them to do it slowly so I can copy it step-by-step. And I'll make another back-up clone tomorrow. Daave wrote: Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-) If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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Good to know you have a good backup strategy. William B. Lurie wrote: I think so, Daave......but if not, I can count on their techies to do it again, and next time I'll ask them to do it slowly so I can copy it step-by-step. And I'll make another back-up clone tomorrow. Daave wrote: Hopefully, it will stay that way. :-) If it reverts once more, do you now know how to disable it? William B. Lurie wrote: I spent 1/2 hour online with Norton Chat Support. They took control of my desktop and opened Norton Anti-Virus, and, sure enough, it was set again to do "Idle Time Scan". I had them reset everything as I prefer it...NO automatic scans ever. I don't know how they got reset.....but I really appreciate the level of support I get from them. Daave wrote: YW. Keep us posted. William B. Lurie wrote: WOW! That does put the monkey right back onto Norton's back, and I'm going to get with them on it. Thanks for setting it straight. I'll report back again. Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. There is some confusion here! What is the name of the subprocess? SvcHost or ccSvcHost or It is this one: ccSvcHst Well, that's a Norton process, my friend! I am sure Norton latches onto SYSTEM as well. Either uninstall Norton as earlier suggested or post to a Norton forum where others who have experienced the same problem can guide you with regard to changing a specific setting. Or contact their support. You may recall that I worked with Norton last time around, and they showed me how to make sure that Norton Anti-Virus *never* intrudes or does a scan all by itself. From what I can tell, it's intruding again. :-) As for Norton latching onto SYSTEM, I didn't think so, but you say you're *sure*......Let's see what other ideas come out, before I tackle Norton. I'm sure because of others' experiences. I'm sure you'll reach the same conclusion if you Google the terms ccsvchst and cpu. First hit: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norto...Issue/m-p/2888 Some have reported success by uninstalling Norton, using the removal tool you need to download from their website, and reinstalling the latest version. Then again, if it were me, I wouldn't do that last step. :-) |
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A new version was auto-installed recently. It probably reset default
settings. You should always deal with issues regarding Norton in the Norton forums, not in some MS group like this. |
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A new version was auto-installed recently. It probably reset default
settings. You should always deal with issues regarding Norton in the Norton forums, not in some MS group like this. |
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You credit them but I believe it is YOU that kept your system virus free by
not clicking on unknown items. I do not (and won't) use Norton and have never had a virus. The only protection I use is WSE and I installed it fairly recently. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: PS-----I have never had a virus or worm that invaded me, AND I do NOT use Norton. Why are you giving credit to Norton? Well, I do because they have been, going back into Windows 3.1 days, been the only anti-virus software I've used, and I'm sure that others can do it well also. But I credit their installed software as being 100% effective at keeping me virus-free. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Norton has been a whipping-boy for years, and for years they *earned* it. But I have never had a virus or worm or anything else that invaded me, and I credit Norton with that. And their on-line chat tech service is superb. Th glitch I'm complaining about was shown on Task Manager as having SYSTEM as its host, and all Norton programs show Compaq-Owner as host. This one even denied me permission to end it. Unknown wrote: Norton strikes again. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. Is this behavior brand new? If so, what have you done recently that might have caused it? (Examples are the installation of new programs, updates, or devices. Obviously, malware needs to be ruled out.) Brand new, and nothing recently installed. Finally, other than when coming out of hibernation, does your PC ever exhibit this particular symtpom (System using 100% of CPU) any other time? Once the 15 minutes pass, does your PC perform well? No, it's new, and I had no choice but to wait until whatever it was doing, it was finished doing it. Oops! I just noticed your Subject Line! In the future, this information should also be in the body of your post! That process belongs to Norton, which is a well-known resource hog. Have you considered uninstalling Norton and switching to a superior program that uses fewer resources and causes fewer conflicts? I personally recommend Avira Antivir. Why do you think that process 'belongs to Norton'. when the *system* was listed as having invoked it? And yes, I know how hoggish Norton can be, but on those occasions when it is, I can identify it as having been called in Task Manager. And over the years, I've lived through all of Symantec's intrusive workings, and have stayed with them while they grew until now they are so helpful whenever I call them, that I wouldn't even consider switching. |
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ccSvcHost using 100% CPU....
You credit them but I believe it is YOU that kept your system virus free by
not clicking on unknown items. I do not (and won't) use Norton and have never had a virus. The only protection I use is WSE and I installed it fairly recently. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: PS-----I have never had a virus or worm that invaded me, AND I do NOT use Norton. Why are you giving credit to Norton? Well, I do because they have been, going back into Windows 3.1 days, been the only anti-virus software I've used, and I'm sure that others can do it well also. But I credit their installed software as being 100% effective at keeping me virus-free. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Norton has been a whipping-boy for years, and for years they *earned* it. But I have never had a virus or worm or anything else that invaded me, and I credit Norton with that. And their on-line chat tech service is superb. Th glitch I'm complaining about was shown on Task Manager as having SYSTEM as its host, and all Norton programs show Compaq-Owner as host. This one even denied me permission to end it. Unknown wrote: Norton strikes again. "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Daave wrote: William B. Lurie wrote: When I brought the system out of hibernation this morning, I found the System using 100% of CPU resources for about 15 minutes, making it almost impossible to do anything else at the same time. Never saw this before. Any advice, other than go have a cup of coffee and come back? Event viewer/log showed no clue other than "WIA entering running state"...... I'm not sure if WIA is relevant or not, but it wouldn't hurt to disable it to see what effect that might have. I'll try that. But this is entirely new behavior. Also, have you ever used Process Explorer to determine which sub-process is calling upon the System process? No, nobody ever led me to that. And please note that SvcHost was listed with System as having called it, not Compaq-Owner, so I don't believe it was Norton-related. Is this behavior brand new? If so, what have you done recently that might have caused it? (Examples are the installation of new programs, updates, or devices. Obviously, malware needs to be ruled out.) Brand new, and nothing recently installed. Finally, other than when coming out of hibernation, does your PC ever exhibit this particular symtpom (System using 100% of CPU) any other time? Once the 15 minutes pass, does your PC perform well? No, it's new, and I had no choice but to wait until whatever it was doing, it was finished doing it. Oops! I just noticed your Subject Line! In the future, this information should also be in the body of your post! That process belongs to Norton, which is a well-known resource hog. Have you considered uninstalling Norton and switching to a superior program that uses fewer resources and causes fewer conflicts? I personally recommend Avira Antivir. Why do you think that process 'belongs to Norton'. when the *system* was listed as having invoked it? And yes, I know how hoggish Norton can be, but on those occasions when it is, I can identify it as having been called in Task Manager. And over the years, I've lived through all of Symantec's intrusive workings, and have stayed with them while they grew until now they are so helpful whenever I call them, that I wouldn't even consider switching. |
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A new version was auto-installed recently. It probably reset default settings. I was not aware that a new version of anything was auto-installed. I do not consciously allow auto-install of anything from anywhere. You should always deal with issues regarding Norton in the Norton forums, not in some MS group like this. I agree with that philosophy. Note in the thread that Daave corrected my assumption that, because Task Manager said 'System' Norton was not responsible. I refer system problems to this XP group. I have no qualms about beating on Norton to solve problems that I suspect are Norton-related. |
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A new version was auto-installed recently. It probably reset default settings. I was not aware that a new version of anything was auto-installed. I do not consciously allow auto-install of anything from anywhere. You should always deal with issues regarding Norton in the Norton forums, not in some MS group like this. I agree with that philosophy. Note in the thread that Daave corrected my assumption that, because Task Manager said 'System' Norton was not responsible. I refer system problems to this XP group. I have no qualms about beating on Norton to solve problems that I suspect are Norton-related. |
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