From: "Geo." 

What do you expect, it takes a lot of cpu to monitor everything you do and
everywhere you go..

Geo.

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
message news:46533ad6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
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> You receive an access violation error and the system may appear to become
> unresponsive when you try to install an update from Windows Update or from
> Microsoft Update
>
> Note The hotfix that this article describes supersedes the hotfix that
> includes the updates that are listed in Microsoft Knowledge Base article
> 916089.
>
> Note This article discusses the MSI component fixes only. This fix is one
> component of a two-part fix that includes a Windows Update client software
> update. These updates will be deployed automatically using Windows Update
> in May 2007 and June 2007. However, some customers may select to manually
> install these updates. To fully address the unresponsive system issue,
> both this fix for MSI must be installed and the Windows Update client must
> be updated to version 3.0. When you install the MSI fix and the new
> client, process-monitoring tools may still show CPU usage at near 100
> percent. However, the system should still be responsive and should not
> lock up. If another task requires CPU cycles, they will be shared.
> However, if the system is idle, MSI will use the full cycles that are
> available to complete in the shortest time. If another task is running at
> the same time as MSI, the system may run slightly more slowly. However,
> the computer should still be responsive. Remember that you must install
> the MSI fix and the new client to address unresponsive or locked systems.
> It is expected that process-monitoring tools may still show CPU usage at
> near 100 percent, but computer unresponsiveness is expected. If you watch
> the process monitor, you may still see CPU usage at near 100 percent
> during some scans if the computer is otherwise idle. This is expected
> behavior.
>
> Important Many instances of the Svchost.exe process may be running on a
> Windows-based computer. These Svchost.exe processes control certain tasks.
> The software update that is described in this article is only designed to
> address the problem that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section. Other
> problems that you experience with Svchost.exe may require alternative
> resolutions or troubleshooting steps.
>
> APPLIES TO
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
>      . Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
>      . Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>      . Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
>      . Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
>      . Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
>      . Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
>      . Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
>      . Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
>      . Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
>      . Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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