svchost.exe gone wild

svchost.exe has gone wild. i installed pro explorer and can now stop it, but must do so at each boot. also must install updates one at a time about fifty percent of the time. have automatic update on winxp pro 2nd edition enabled. any thoughts on permanent fix to both of the above wold be helpful

Hi skzlaw, and welcome to the WTT forums.

Sorry to hear you have problems with your machine.
I'm not too sure what you mean by:

svchost.exe has gone wild. i installed pro explorer and can now stop it, but must do so at each boot.

but presumably you have carried out a thorough check for malware?

Have a look here for some self help ideas:
http://forums.whatthetech.com/Self_Help_Fi…alware_f97.html
and if you need detailed advice and specific assistance on removing malware or other undesirable elements, take a look here, follow the directions, and post an HJT log
http://forums.whatthetech.com/HijackThis_L…emoval_f27.html
Regards
paws

svchost.exe has gone wild. i installed pro explorer and can now stop it, but must do so at each boot.

also must install updates one at a time about fifty percent of the time. have automatic update on winxp pro 2nd edition enabled.

any thoughts on permanent fix to both of the above wold be helpful

pw2000,

Apology to the members, posted message here in error instead of in the correct forum…
pw