how many svchost.exe should be running??

[jimmy7386]

with pc sitting idle there are 7 svchost.exe,s running. Is this about right??

 

[Diancecht]

Maybe this gives you some light:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

But I don't think there's an universal answer.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[alidabiri]

if the svchost.exe is in windows\system32 folder, it's legitimate. and, yes, you can have multiple instances of svchost.exe.

 

[linney]

A Description of Svchost.exe (Q314056)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Default Processes in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263201/en-us?FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH