Vista - svchost.exe memory usage

01-05-2008

Hello,
I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit installed with all the important updates.
My hardware is as follow:
Intel Pentium D 2.8GHZ
2GB DDR2 Ram
My problem is that the memory usage is always at 40%-55% even when I close
all the applications.
I've noticed that I have a lot of svchost.exe files running and some of them
are taking more than 100MB of memory.I have a lot of services running
associated with those svchost files.
What's weird is that memory usage goes down to less than 30% when I use the
"low power state" to "turn off" the PC & then turn it back on. But then, The
memory usage eventually goes up to 40%-55%.
I think that it's a problem because in the system requiremenets for Windows
Vista Ultimate, It's written that I need just 1GB of RAM to run Windows Vista
properly.
But the constant memory usage is either near 1GB or more than 1GB. Maybe I
should stop some of the unneeded services to reduce the memory usage?
Will it do any better if I'll install the service pack 1 for Windows Vista?
I can just buy 1 more GB of RAM, But I just would like to know whether the
high memory usage is a problem or there's nothing wrong with that.
Thanks in advance for any advice!

01-05-2008

"vistauser" <vistauser@xxxxxx>

Quote:

> Hello,
> I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit installed with all the important
> updates.
> My hardware is as follow:
> Intel Pentium D 2.8GHZ
> 2GB DDR2 Ram
> My problem is that the memory usage is always at 40%-55% even when I close
> all the applications.
> I've noticed that I have a lot of svchost.exe files running and some of
> them
> are taking more than 100MB of memory.I have a lot of services running
> associated with those svchost files.
> What's weird is that memory usage goes down to less than 30% when I use
> the
> "low power state" to "turn off" the PC & then turn it back on. But then,
> The
> memory usage eventually goes up to 40%-55%.
> I think that it's a problem because in the system requiremenets for
> Windows
> Vista Ultimate, It's written that I need just 1GB of RAM to run Windows
> Vista
> properly.
> But the constant memory usage is either near 1GB or more than 1GB. Maybe I
> should stop some of the unneeded services to reduce the memory usage?
> Will it do any better if I'll install the service pack 1 for Windows
> Vista?
> I can just buy 1 more GB of RAM, But I just would like to know whether the
> high memory usage is a problem or there's nothing wrong with that.
> Thanks in advance for any advice!

http://vistarewired.com/2007/02/18/services/

http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html

http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

hth, z.

01-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
vistauser n/a posts	svchost.exe memory usage Hello, I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit installed with all the important updates. My hardware is as follow: Intel Pentium D 2.8GHZ 2GB DDR2 Ram My problem is that the memory usage is always at 40%-55% even when I close all the applications. I've noticed that I have a lot of svchost.exe files running and some of them are taking more than 100MB of memory.I have a lot of services running associated with those svchost files. What's weird is that memory usage goes down to less than 30% when I use the "low power state" to "turn off" the PC & then turn it back on. But then, The memory usage eventually goes up to 40%-55%. I think that it's a problem because in the system requiremenets for Windows Vista Ultimate, It's written that I need just 1GB of RAM to run Windows Vista properly. But the constant memory usage is either near 1GB or more than 1GB. Maybe I should stop some of the unneeded services to reduce the memory usage? Will it do any better if I'll install the service pack 1 for Windows Vista? I can just buy 1 more GB of RAM, But I just would like to know whether the high memory usage is a problem or there's nothing wrong with that. Thanks in advance for any advice!
My System Specs

01-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
ZebraCode n/a posts	Re: svchost.exe memory usage "vistauser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> Quote: > Hello, > I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit installed with all the important > updates. > My hardware is as follow: > Intel Pentium D 2.8GHZ > 2GB DDR2 Ram > My problem is that the memory usage is always at 40%-55% even when I close > all the applications. > I've noticed that I have a lot of svchost.exe files running and some of > them > are taking more than 100MB of memory.I have a lot of services running > associated with those svchost files. > What's weird is that memory usage goes down to less than 30% when I use > the > "low power state" to "turn off" the PC & then turn it back on. But then, > The > memory usage eventually goes up to 40%-55%. > I think that it's a problem because in the system requiremenets for > Windows > Vista Ultimate, It's written that I need just 1GB of RAM to run Windows > Vista > properly. > But the constant memory usage is either near 1GB or more than 1GB. Maybe I > should stop some of the unneeded services to reduce the memory usage? > Will it do any better if I'll install the service pack 1 for Windows > Vista? > I can just buy 1 more GB of RAM, But I just would like to know whether the > high memory usage is a problem or there's nothing wrong with that. > Thanks in advance for any advice! http://vistarewired.com/2007/02/18/services/ http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm hth, z.
My System Specs

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