Hey i have 6 svchost.exe's running in my process list. I'm wondering if this is normal or if I can safley disable a few of them. 3 are classed as [system], 2 as [network service], and 1 as [local service]. I have a wireless/ wired network wif a router and stuff, but I dont have a webserver or anything like that. Does anyone know about how many of these you need running?

Originally Posted by tiger025

Hey i have 6 svchost.exe's running in my process list. I'm wondering if this is normal or if I can safley disable a few of them. 3 are classed as [system], 2 as [network service], and 1 as [local service]. I have a wireless/ wired network wif a router and stuff, but I dont have a webserver or anything like that. Does anyone know about how many of these you need running?

It's normal to have 5 or 6 instances of svchosts running when you are in a networked situation, I have 6 showing as well. More information on svchost can be found HERE HTH

thank you for the info, I already looked at that and it doesn't really say anything useful. Does anyone know where i can get anymore info about this?

I also have 6 instances running

The following link will show you which services are labled as svchost.exe

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm