SVCHOST.EXE??

theDutchman · 01-05-2002, 10:13 AM

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Athlon 1.333ghz
RAM: 256 SDRAM

Hi, just reloaded OOTP3 on to my computer and am looking forward to playing. It works great, btw.

However, after redoing my license, I found I couldn't access the internet anymore. "That's strange," I thought.

So after messing around and doing the usual reboot and the like, I shut down ZoneAlarm (my s/w firewall) and I get right through to the internet. So immediately after registering OOTP3, the problem started.

I look in ZoneAlarm and don't recognize anything from OOTP3 except for OOTP3.exe, which I immediately give full access to through my firewall. But that doesn't fix the problem.

I then look at the processes running in the TaskManager I see the the following.

Runservice.exe (system) taking 1.2mb of RAM
SERVICES.exe (system) taking 2.6mb of RAM
SVCHOST.EXE (system taking up 3.2mb, 14.9MB, 2.7mb, and 3.2mb of RAM in 4 different instances. (two system, one network service, and one local service).

Total RAM hog---> 27.8MB of RAM...

What in the hell is all this stuff and why is it sucking up my RAM. It wasn't there prior to OOTP3.

I want it gone, first of all. And second of all, has anyone seen this and know how I can get my firewall working again?

Thanks in advance. I apologize for this being my first post at these forums.

Killebrew · 01-05-2002, 10:54 AM

It sounds like you are having network and/or system issues. The programs SERVICES.EXE and SVCHOST.EXE are not related to OOTP3, so you may want to do a search on these progs and see what tech sites suggest. Good luck!

- <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q250320" target="_blank">MS page description for Svchost.exe </a>
- <a href="http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/22612.html" target="_blank">Computing.net on SVCHOST.EXE</a>
- <a href="http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/21491.html" target="_blank">computing.net on Services.exe</a>

theDutchman · 01-06-2002, 12:15 AM

Just for the record, I fixed the problem of not getting to the internet. What I did, I have no idea because in my frustration I went into "click-fest" mode and sadly I cannot tell you what I did that was good.

I'm enjoying the hell out of OOTP3 btw, it's a great sim. I wouldn't mind the interface being cleaned up a little in OOTP4, but this game is so indepth, it's beautiful!

theDutchman · 01-06-2002, 12:16 AM

Killebrew,

Thanks for taking the time to post those links. I will investigate those to see how they ended up on my machine. In the archived forums, I read something about eLicense using those so maybe that is a starting point.

Killebrew · 01-06-2002, 05:56 AM

[quote]Originally posted by theDutchman:
<strong>Killebrew,

Thanks for taking the time to post those links. I will investigate those to see how they ended up on my machine. In the archived forums, I read something about eLicense using those so maybe that is a starting point.</strong><hr></blockquote>

No prob theDutchman, eLicense does use the runservice prog for sure, but I just noticed those other progs you listed have been in the middle of many other PC memory problems that are unrelated to OOTP3 (based on a google search).

01-05-2002, 10:13 AM	#1
theDutchman Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17	SVCHOST.EXE?? OS: Windows XP Processor: Athlon 1.333ghz RAM: 256 SDRAM Hi, just reloaded OOTP3 on to my computer and am looking forward to playing. It works great, btw. However, after redoing my license, I found I couldn't access the internet anymore. "That's strange," I thought. So after messing around and doing the usual reboot and the like, I shut down ZoneAlarm (my s/w firewall) and I get right through to the internet. So immediately after registering OOTP3, the problem started. I look in ZoneAlarm and don't recognize anything from OOTP3 except for OOTP3.exe, which I immediately give full access to through my firewall. But that doesn't fix the problem. I then look at the processes running in the TaskManager I see the the following. Runservice.exe (system) taking 1.2mb of RAM SERVICES.exe (system) taking 2.6mb of RAM SVCHOST.EXE (system taking up 3.2mb, 14.9MB, 2.7mb, and 3.2mb of RAM in 4 different instances. (two system, one network service, and one local service). Total RAM hog---> 27.8MB of RAM... What in the hell is all this stuff and why is it sucking up my RAM. It wasn't there prior to OOTP3. I want it gone, first of all. And second of all, has anyone seen this and know how I can get my firewall working again? Thanks in advance. I apologize for this being my first post at these forums.

01-05-2002, 10:54 AM	#2
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	It sounds like you are having network and/or system issues. The programs SERVICES.EXE and SVCHOST.EXE are not related to OOTP3, so you may want to do a search on these progs and see what tech sites suggest. Good luck! - <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q250320" target="_blank">MS page description for Svchost.exe </a> - <a href="http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/22612.html" target="_blank">Computing.net on SVCHOST.EXE</a> - <a href="http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/21491.html" target="_blank">computing.net on Services.exe</a> __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

01-06-2002, 05:56 AM	#5
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	[quote]Originally posted by theDutchman: <strong>Killebrew, Thanks for taking the time to post those links. I will investigate those to see how they ended up on my machine. In the archived forums, I read something about eLicense using those so maybe that is a starting point.</strong><hr></blockquote> No prob theDutchman, eLicense does use the runservice prog for sure, but I just noticed those other progs you listed have been in the middle of many other PC memory problems that are unrelated to OOTP3 (based on a google search). __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

01-06-2002, 12:15 AM	#3
theDutchman Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17	Just for the record, I fixed the problem of not getting to the internet. What I did, I have no idea because in my frustration I went into "click-fest" mode and sadly I cannot tell you what I did that was good. I'm enjoying the hell out of OOTP3 btw, it's a great sim. I wouldn't mind the interface being cleaned up a little in OOTP4, but this game is so indepth, it's beautiful!

01-06-2002, 12:16 AM	#4
theDutchman Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17	Killebrew, Thanks for taking the time to post those links. I will investigate those to see how they ended up on my machine. In the archived forums, I read something about eLicense using those so maybe that is a starting point.