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svchost.exe at 100% when starting Outlook Express

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brianlisk

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Dec 5, 2002
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US
Hi all,

Let me give you some history. My friend came over, and used my computer. In the span of 20 minutes, he downloaded more spyware than I've downloaded in my life. I got rid of it using Spybot - Search and Destroy. The only problem remaining is when I open Outlook Express, it takes about 2 minutes just to open. I looked at the Task Manager, and (1 of the 4) svchost.exe is taking 85-100% of the CPU. If I close it, Outlook Express opens immediately, but then WinAmp doesn't work. So now I just wait the 2 minutes for Outlook to open. I would like to get it back to where it was before. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks!

Brian
 
I forgot to mention, I am using Windows XP Professional. AMD XP 2100+, 768mb PC-2700 DDR RAM, ASUS A7S333 Mobo.

Thanks! Let me know if you need any more info.
 
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