How to Fix a Windows Svchost Problem

Check Windows Update Settings
1. Open the Start menu, click 'Run,' then type 'services.msc' without the quotation marks and press 'OK.'
2. Locate the Automatic Updates service icon and open the program.
3. Select the 'Log On' tab and verify that 'Local System Account' is selected and that the check box beside 'allow service to interact with desktop' is empty.
4. Confirm that the service under the 'Hardware Profile' section is enabled.
5. Select the 'General' tab and confirm that the 'Startup Type' is set to automatic.
6. Check the 'Services Status' to confirm that the service has been started.
7. Repeat the previous steps for the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).
Windows Update DLLs
8. Open the Start menu, click on 'Run' and type 'cmd' without quotes to open the command prompt window.
9. Type 'REGSVR32 WUAPI.DLL' without quotes and press Enter.
10. Click 'OK' when the dialogue box appears.
11. Repeat this process in the command prompt window for each of the following: REGSVR32 WUAUENG.DLL
REGSVR32 WUAUENG1.DLL
REGSVR32 ATL.DLL
12. Enter the following command lines one at a time. Press Enter after each one.
REGSVR32 WUCLTUI.DLL
REGSVR32 WUPS.DLL
REGSVR32 WUPS2.DLL
REGSVR32 WUWEB.DLL
Remove the Corrupte Files
13. Type the following command line in the command prompt window and hit Enter:
net stop WuAuServ
14. Type 'cd %windir%' without quotes and hit Enter.
15. Use the following code to rename the software distribution folder:
ren SoftwareDistribution SD_OLD.
16. Type 'net start WuAuServ' in the command prompt window without quotes to restart the Windows Update Service.
17. Type 'Exit' to close the command prompt window.
18. Restart windows from the Start menu 'Shutdown' options.
CPU Cycle Problems
19. Download and install the Update for Windows XP from Microsoft (see Resources).
20. Download and install Windows Update Agent (WUA) 3.0 from Microsoft (see Resources).
21. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updates.
22. Restart Windows from the Start menu 'Shutdown' options.
23. Confirm that the CPU usage is functioning at normal levels by comparing program speeds and Windows load time.