The Windows Task Manager shows that two programs running on my PC take 90% to 100% of my CPU the majority of the time, making it almost unusable. These programs are appsvc32.exe and svchost.exe. Robert Alleyne
Well, appsvc32.exe is part of Norton Internet Security 2007, and can hog the processor in some circumstances. As its name implies, svchost.exe is a program that hosts a variety of different services, but Windows Task Manager doesn't tell you which. Download SysInternals' Process Explorer from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx (Microsoft bought the company) and it will tell you, if you hover the mouse over the filename. You may find it's another part of Norton, in which case you will have to try Symantec's help site at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/.
Backchat: Bill Knowles says: "I solved the problem by turning off Symantec's Live Update. You then do a manual Live Update -- every day in my case."
