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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>svchost.exe hogging 99% CPU</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/10570-svchostexe-hogging-99-cpu/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! Let's get down to business.I am really, really frustrated with this problem, where one of my "svchost.exe" is eating up 99% of the CPU power and this syndrome usually lasts about 5 minutes, every time I start my computer or connect to the internet. And yes, I did some researches on my own, but none seemed to be working out right, and I also ran several registry scans, virus and spyware scans, and other tweaks etc, but still nothing.However, I think I found the problem source, thanks to the "Process Explorer" from Sysinternals, and found out that one of the process threads in "svchost.exe" was hogging the CPU power, (see screenshot), "ntdll.dll!RtlAllocateHeap+0x18c" was the one thread that messed up. So, I "killed" that process thread and everything was normal again. Apparently the "ntdll.dll" was screwing up or something, so I went to the System32 directory and deleted the "ntdll.dll" (renamed it and deleted it with "Unlocker", neat little thing), anyway, little did I know that the second time I reboot, the damn thing came back! A brand new "ntdll.dll" was born again![Screenshot]<a href='http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8247/svchostpm6.pngAnyway' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow'>http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8247/svchostpm6.pngAnyway</a>, now I am really stuck with this problem, and I am pretty sure a lot of people are also having this problem. So someone please help us out! Really appreciate it.I am running:Windows XP Home with SP2 with latest security patches.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/10570-svchostexe-hogging-99-cpu/</guid>
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		<title>Switching from Windows to MacOS</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/6331-switching-from-windows-to-macos/</link>
		<description>Is the change really hard from Windows to Mac?</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/6331-switching-from-windows-to-macos/</guid>
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		<title>Will you upgrade to Vista?</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/2537-will-you-upgrade-to-vista/</link>
		<description>Vista is coming... sometime. Will you be upgrading when it does? Vote in our poll, and then tell us why or why not!</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/2537-will-you-upgrade-to-vista/</guid>
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		<title>I am so fed up with this.</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/15047-i-am-so-fed-up-with-this/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I absolutely cannot stand this anymore. I got my computer about a year ago.It is a Dell XPS. Very top of the line. Ever since i can remember, my CPU usage would go through occasional spikes. IT would jump into the 50% range, and stay there. This would cause my computer to lag to the point where i couldnt even move my mouse. I would then shut off my computer, wait 10 minutes, and start up again. This happened i would say at least once a day. Well, starting about a month ago, i began to get popups, well long story short, i was badly infected. My computer crashed, and i brought it in for repair. The computer guy (very smart) tried everything, and finally just reinstalled XP. He was able to transfer over everything in My Documents. So, i got a new computer basically. well, i thought i did. turns out, i still have this damn CPU problem. He said that the CPU spike in the past was because i had malware running on my computer, etc. Well, im fairly certain i have no malware running now, because my computer was just cleaned, as stated above. i have quite a few virus softwares running automatically. He didnt teach me how to like use the interface, but they are apparently set to automatic. here is what i got now:Lavasoft Ad Aware CE PlusSymantec Client SecurityWindows DefenderNOW, i know what you guys are thinking.  Just look at your processes tab and tell us which one is causing the spike. Well, NONE!  EVERY single process is down at 0%, 1%, or 2%.  nothing ever above that.  The system idle process is up at around 97%.   (all %'s are fluctuating, obviously.)Oh, and since i got my basically new computer back, the only things ive downloaded are AIM 6.0, Firefox 2.0, and AOL VR.  but i recently uninstalled AOL completely, (i think completely.)Please help me out, and ask any questions that might be necessary to solve this problem.  you can also look at this example picture of a CPU Spike:  apparently i can't post a link yet.  but ill get 4 posts soon and post it.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 20:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/15047-i-am-so-fed-up-with-this/</guid>
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		<title>Are you ready for Vista?</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?showtopic=10103</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We've done our initial tests, looked at the interface, and debated whether this is an evolutionary or revolutionary OS upgrade. Now all that's missing are your thoughts and experiences.Are you excited about upgrading to Vista?  What do you like about it? What do you hate about it? And, what kind of coverage do you want to see from us?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?showtopic=10103</guid>
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		<title>Tell PC World About Your PC Disasters</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/12697-tell-pc-world-about-your-pc-disasters/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<em class='bbc'>PC World</em> is working on a story about the worst computing disasters--and how to prevent them and recover from them. Everything from a Windows blue-screen to a dead hard drive to lost internet connections to gadgets that had close encounters of the aquatic kind. We'd love to hear about your worst computing catastrophes (and how you got over them) and we'll include some of them in our article. Please let us know if you'd agree to be interviewed about your experiences when you share your story.Cheers,Anush Yegyazarian<em class='bbc'>Senior Editor, PC World</em>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/12697-tell-pc-world-about-your-pc-disasters/</guid>
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		<title>Pc vs. Mac</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/5651-pc-vs-mac/</link>
		<description>which do u like betta</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/5651-pc-vs-mac/</guid>
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		<title><![CDATA[pc won't read sd card]]></title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/19775-pc-wont-read-sd-card/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got a new desktop pc on vista, that has built in memory card readers for flash cards.Nothing happens when I insert my sd cards.  But liuckily I have an usb reader to connect that way, but why won't the built in reader read my cards?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/19775-pc-wont-read-sd-card/</guid>
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		<title>Worst Windows Features of All Time</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/16636-worst-windows-features-of-all-time/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows has had some bad features -- what do you think is the worst feature? We've compiled <a href='http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133191/article.html' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow'>our list</a>... what's yours?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/16636-worst-windows-features-of-all-time/</guid>
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		<title>Forgot PC password!</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/16644-forgot-pc-password/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I have a windows XP home and I didn't touch it for a year now. When i came back to it recently, it asked me for my administrater password and I completely forgot it!! Even the clue didn't help! I can't use my pc!!! Please help...:cry:Thanks a ton!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/16644-forgot-pc-password/</guid>
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		<title>What Do You Think About The MacBook</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/6341-what-do-you-think-about-the-macbook/</link>
		<description>What Do You Think About The MacBook??</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/6341-what-do-you-think-about-the-macbook/</guid>
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		<title><![CDATA[What do you think about Apple's "Get A Mac" ads?]]></title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/2531-what-do-you-think-about-apples-get-a-mac-ads/</link>
		<description>Love them or hate them, they are all over the place. These ads are evoking strong reactions all over the web. What do you think about them and why?</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/2531-what-do-you-think-about-apples-get-a-mac-ads/</guid>
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		<title>Stupid Mac Commercials!</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/12553-stupid-mac-commercials/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't those Mac commercials that you see that make fun of PC's get really annoying? I mean every one of them are false, and it is just making Apple look pathetic.  It is showing that they can't sell their products for what they actually are, but they have to <em class='bbc'>try</em> to make their competition look bad.Come on Apple, you can do better than that.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/12553-stupid-mac-commercials/</guid>
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		<title>Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?showtopic=7743</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I have Windows XP and webpages I used to be able to access with no problems suddenly are now giving me error message" Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". Please help. Thank you,Donna]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?showtopic=7743</guid>
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		<title>Windows update error 80070490</title>
		<link>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/26098-windows-update-error-80070490/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the problem is that when i search for updates on windows vista home it appear a message error code 80070490 so i search in help but the error doesnt appear so then i search it on internet but i didnt find anything so ill be glad if some1 can help me<br />
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thx]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/26098-windows-update-error-80070490/</guid>
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