svchost.exe consuming 100% ram


  1. downloader104
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    svchost.exe consuming 100% ram


    I have a laptop with a 4gb RAM.. suddenly the laptop got slow..so slow that i was'nt able to move my cursor...i saw the processes list and found that 'svchost.exe' was using exorbitantly high amout of memory...i cannot post the screenshot of the task manager..as my system has become unresponsive...
    #please help me out
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  3. logicearth
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    Not enough information to help you out...
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  4. OldMX
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  6. A Guy
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    Welcome to Seven Forums downloader104. Boot into safe mode and see if the problem still exists there.

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