Solve : Services.exe is using my whole CPU?

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Answer» I am RUNNING XP profesional SP3, and mostly i use the computer for games or graphics programs. a few days ago i woke it up from hibernation and it toldl me there had been an error reloading the hibernation data, so it asked me to dump the data and reboot, i said yes. then later that day all was fine i plugged in an old HP psc1200. i waited for it to do its install new hardware dance, then i went through the steps to see if it would run it without me having to go to the library and find the drivers on the internet, it said it could not find the drivers, so i clicked the finished button, then a little box poped up from the tray and said there has been a problem trying to install your new hardware, and disappeared. next thing i know everything is going slow, so i open the task manager, which TAKES about 3 minutes, then it shows me the CPU usage and i see that services.exe is consuming 99% of the CPU and memory usage is only running at 164mbs. i first try restarting to see if that will fix it, but it doesn't, and it takes a good 15 minutes for it to log me in after i type my password in. fianlly i look at the task manager again and see that it is still running at 99%. i have unplugged the printer and tried again but no success. what can i do to fix this? is it a hardware problem? this is the only windows computer in my house, i really need it operational. I would love any help possible!!Start by running a full scan with BOTH your AV and MalwareBytesI have neither on this computer. I never installed any type of anti-virus because it USED to much memory when i tried rendering things with my graphics programs. plus the system is entirly cut off from the internet. i tried to install regcure last night to see if maybe it was a registry problem and i waited a good 30 minutes and the installer still had not launched. the cpu usage is to the point that nothing can be done without waiting for 15 to 30 minutes(took 10 to open my documents folder). i'l try installing avg and MalwareBytes and see what happens, hopefully it will work. thankyou.Quote from: luckymoonboy1 on JANUARY 09, 2010, 10:47:10 AM I never installed any type of anti-virus because it used to much memory when i tried rendering things with my graphics programs That's the problem. Either use an AV or be prepared for your system to become infected at some point. MalwareBytes is NOT a replacement for an AV.i can try but the system has never had any type of outside contact from anything except installer disks, and my usb drive, once, about a year ago to install OO and Blender. and last night when i tried to install regcure.Once is enough - sorry. There are any number of good AV's that will not tax your system.thankyou, i will see what i can do with AVG. it has worked for me in the past.ah, well problem solved! in the process of instlling AVG in safe mode the strain was too much. my computer has passed away. the system restarted, now when it gets around to showing the XP logo with the loading bar the computer automaticly restarts itself even in safe mode and repeats the process till i manualy shut it off, i guess this is for the best, it tells me to switch over to ubuntu only, i'll just use my windows HD as a slave drive so i dont have to scanenge my data and find a new place for it. Thank you for all your help. its too bad it didn't work i appriciate it. if you think there is a manual way to go in with LINUX and repair somthing that would be great. if this is the end, well thankyou. may you RIP Windows.

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I am RUNNING XP profesional SP3, and mostly i use the computer for games or graphics programs. a few days ago i woke it up from hibernation and it toldl me there had been an error reloading the hibernation data, so it asked me to dump the data and reboot, i said yes. then later that day all was fine i plugged in an old HP psc1200. i waited for it to do its install new hardware dance, then i went through the steps to see if it would run it without me having to go to the library and find the drivers on the internet, it said it could not find the drivers, so i clicked the finished button, then a little box poped up from the tray and said there has been a problem trying to install your new hardware, and disappeared. next thing i know everything is going slow, so i open the task manager, which TAKES about 3 minutes, then it shows me the CPU usage and i see that services.exe is consuming 99% of the CPU and memory usage is only running at 164mbs. i first try restarting to see if that will fix it, but it doesn't, and it takes a good 15 minutes for it to log me in after i type my password in. fianlly i look at the task manager again and see that it is still running at 99%. i have unplugged the printer and tried again but no success.
what can i do to fix this? is it a hardware problem? this is the only windows computer in my house, i really need it operational. I would love any help possible!!Start by running a full scan with BOTH your AV and MalwareBytesI have neither on this computer. I never installed any type of anti-virus because it USED to much memory when i tried rendering things with my graphics programs. plus the system is entirly cut off from the internet. i tried to install regcure last night to see if maybe it was a registry problem and i waited a good 30 minutes and the installer still had not launched. the cpu usage is to the point that nothing can be done without waiting for 15 to 30 minutes(took 10 to open my documents folder). i'l try installing avg and MalwareBytes and see what happens, hopefully it will work. thankyou.Quote from: luckymoonboy1 on JANUARY 09, 2010, 10:47:10 AM

I never installed any type of anti-virus because it used to much memory when i tried rendering things with my graphics programs

That's the problem. Either use an AV or be prepared for your system to become infected at some point. MalwareBytes is NOT a replacement for an AV.i can try but the system has never had any type of outside contact from anything except installer disks, and my usb drive, once, about a year ago to install OO and Blender. and last night when i tried to install regcure.Once is enough - sorry. There are any number of good AV's that will not tax your system.thankyou, i will see what i can do with AVG. it has worked for me in the past.ah, well problem solved! in the process of instlling AVG in safe mode the strain was too much. my computer has passed away. the system restarted, now when it gets around to showing the XP logo with the loading bar the computer automaticly restarts itself even in safe mode and repeats the process till i manualy shut it off, i guess this is for the best, it tells me to switch over to ubuntu only, i'll just use my windows HD as a slave drive so i dont have to scanenge my data and find a new place for it. Thank you for all your help. its too bad it didn't work i appriciate it. if you think there is a manual way to go in with LINUX and repair somthing that would be great. if this is the end, well thankyou. may you RIP Windows.

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