svchost.exe is bad?

cjracer1000

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This is windows vista and I have many instances of svchost.exe running and it's taking up a LOT of memmory, help please, I am just using the old theme and that's why vista looks like that.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway GT5676
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Processor 2.30 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
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    ATI Radeon HD 3200
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    Gateway FPD1976W
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Each svchost.exe contains(runs) a group of services that Windows needs or is using.

It is perfectly normal. At the moment I have 12 instances of it running in my task manager, and that's with minimal processes running. As far as I know, trying to stop one of them can't be done via "End Task". I always wondered avout this back in the early days of XP, but after learning what it does, I don't even think about it anymore. It takes up a good chunk of memory,yes, but that's what the memory is there for.

From my understanding, the more that is running in Windows, the more svchost's you're likely to see. The only time i've ever seen it become an issue is in the case of a virus, but problems would be more noticeable then I imagine(never had it,so not sure). Also, if for some reason one or more was using 100% of the CPU, then there may be a deeper problem somewhere.

I'm sure someone here knows more and can explain it better than me, but IMO, it's nothing to worry about.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
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    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
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    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
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    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    AOC 22" Widescreen
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    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
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    Logitech Wireless
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    18/2 cable
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