What is svchost, and why is there more than one copy running?

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QUESTION 1:
WHEN I START MY COMPUTER, THE COMPUTER SAYS :ERROR STARTING, MISSING .DLL FILE. HOW DO I RESTORE THE FILE?
QUESTION 2:
WHEN I SHUT DOWN MY COMPUTER, THE COMPUTER SAYS :NEED TO CLOSE SVCHOSTC PROGRAM. I WASN'T AWARE THAT I WAS RUNNING THE SVCHOSTC PROGRAM. HOW DO I CLOSE THE PROGRAM>

PLEASE HELP!

Question 1: it depends entirely on the operating system version, the filename that should have been specified in the error message, and potentially the applications installed on your machine.

Question 2: svchostC is most likely a virus, I believe. Make sure you're runing a virus scanner, and that the signatures are up to date.

If you need more specific or detailed help, please submit your question here: http://ask-leo.com/askleo.html.

Thanks!

Leo

I have a machine like a server, in this pc I`ve intalled dll's, this dlls are functions that make transactions in sql over acces. All work fine, but in any moment appears "error en svchost.exe" this error in the server machine. in the side of the client appear an error "error en internet".
What I can do? what is this error? how can I avoid this?
Please write me to mi e-mail. joseguero@yahoo.com
thank alot for the attention to this trouble.
atte. Jose Luis sanchez from Toluca, Mexico.

I continue to get an error message: svchost.exe error. Windows will terminate this program - or something to this effect... - doesn't sound good.. What is causing this??, What do I do???

Right now when ever I connect the internet, I will get the error message: svchost.exe error. Windows will terminate this program. After that I cannot get linked on any website, and my office2000 program will have trouble to run, like cannot run the "copy", "cut" and "paste" fuction, and cannot link to anyother file. What is wrong? what shall I do to avoid this? Please help me. Thanks!

sometimes my PC is showing that Svchost eroor and the programme will be closed by the window.you need to restart it again.please give me some suggestions what to do
thanking u
surya

I'm getting the error message: svchost.exe error which seems to coincide with trouble with my wireless connection to the Internet. Running Windows 2000. Anything I can do? Thanks.

I'll point you all at http://ask-leo.com/askleo.html for those of you that need a quick and specific answer. Since this is so common, I'll try to come up with a general answer if I have the time to do the research.

In the mean time, I also encourage you to read http://ask-leo.com/archives/000056.html . Regardless of who you take this question to, there are some common bits of information that will help.

Leo

When I connect the internet, I will get the error message: svchost.exe error. Windows will terminate this program. After that I cannot get linked on any website, and my office2000 program will have trouble to run, like cannot run the "copy", "cut" and "paste" fuction, and cannot link to anyother file. What is wrong? what shall I do to avoid this? Please help me. Thanks!

Everyone who's having SVCHOST errors, please read this article: http://ask-leo.com/archives/000059.html

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