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This is a good resource for finding out what services/processes that are running are used for and if they are vital or malicious.<br />
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<a href="http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/" rel="ugc">http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/</a>
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This is a good resource for finding out what services/processes that are running are used for and if they are vital or malicious.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ [http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/]

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It is using 90 t0 95 % of the CPU according to Task Manager. &nbsp;This must be unacceptable for resonable ues of the PC.<br />
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Fourmacks
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It is using 90 t0 95 % of the CPU according to Task Manager.  This must be unacceptable for resonable ues of the PC.

Fourmacks

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That is a problem.<br />
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When you reboot does the problem go away? For how long?<br />
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Are you running antivirus? When was the last time you ran a full virus scan?<br />
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That is a problem.

When you reboot does the problem go away? For how long?

Are you running antivirus? When was the last time you ran a full virus scan?





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It returns after each reboot. &nbsp;I am using norton anti-virus. &nbsp;Full scan yeaterday no viruses.
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It returns after each reboot.  I am using norton anti-virus.  Full scan yeaterday no viruses.

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there may be some malware that is attached to the TCPSVCS.EXE file. (check the task manager and if the cpu usage is very high end the process) Then go to the properties of the local connection and remove TCP/IP, reboot the machine and go back and add TCP/IP again. &nbsp;
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there may be some malware that is attached to the TCPSVCS.EXE file. (check the task manager and if the cpu usage is very high end the process) Then go to the properties of the local connection and remove TCP/IP, reboot the machine and go back and add TCP/IP again.  

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I think you are right. &nbsp;I re-installed windows and no more problem<br />
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what a pain. &nbsp;I gave up and started from scratch
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I think you are right.  I re-installed windows and no more problem

what a pain.  I gave up and started from scratch

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 TCPSVCS.exe is slowing down my windows xp home computer. &nbsp; What is it, is it neccessary, how do I stop it??
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 TCPSVCS.exe is slowing down my windows xp home computer.   What is it, is it neccessary, how do I stop it??

TCPSVCS.exe in slowing down computer

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.