Dixie_Flatline

I can't figure out why Windows keeps loading SVCHOST.EXE five times at startup. Checking other forums i've had a couple people suggest a service pack update from Windows would fix the problem, but I installed all the updates and it hasn't changed...There is mention of PATH: to a copy of Maya in my programs folder when I check the starup info for the process, but i'm not just not making any connections.... Microsoft is no help. I can't even get a straight answer out of those dweebs...Anyone have any ideas?.

Thanks for the info, but the thing I find disturbing about this is that there were was never previously any instances of these programs being loaded, and I hadn't changed anything on my computer prior to when they started popping up. Also, three of the SVCHOST proggies don't even show up in the Windows task manager, so i'm wondering if they're hiding because they don't want to be found easily....Firewall keeps asking me if I want to allow them access to the Internet but I keep blocking them because i've yet to determine just what the hell they are there for... Makes me wonder if blocking them is causing SVCHOST to bust loose and keep running duplicates in an effort to make it work. Is there any means of tracing back their purpose?....My knowledge of the intricacies of Windows is limited...Thanks.