problem connecting windows update - CPU 100% svchost.exe

Hi,

everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.

I tried several workaround (deleting software distribution folder, stopping
the firewall). But nothing worked until now! THe connection looks fine. The
service for windowsupdate is correctly running. I really cannot understand.
Anybody who can help, please?

"Rollo" <> schrieb:

> everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.

If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891

After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe

I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
of any Windows.

Bye,
Freudi

many thanks Freudi for your suggestion, it worked pretty well.

D.

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:

> "Rollo" <> schrieb:
>
> > everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> > displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> > 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.
>
> If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
> Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
> version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
>
> After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
> of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
>
> I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
> of any Windows.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi
>

Hey Thanks.....,

I have been working on this problem for the last couple days and your
solution solved my problem!!! Thanks again,

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:

> "Rollo" <> schrieb:
>
> > everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> > displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> > 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.
>
> If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
> Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
> version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
>
> After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
> of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
>
> I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
> of any Windows.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi
>

Hi to you Freudi,

we have a lot of laptops here and we have this problem since a week thanks
for your help so much appreciated

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:

> "Rollo" <> schrieb:
>
> > everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> > displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> > 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.
>
> If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
> Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
> version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
>
> After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
> of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
>
> I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
> of any Windows.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi
>

Hi, I happen to be running VISTA and have same problem. Am i doomed??!!

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:

> "Rollo" <> schrieb:
>
> > everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> > displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> > 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.
>
> If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
> Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
> version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
>
> After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
> of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
>
> I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
> of any Windows.
>
> Bye,
> Freudi
>

I think so.

I'm in the same boat as well with Vista.

My computer will not update anything from Microsoft.

It quit updating about a month ago after updating fine on a regular basis.

Nobody seems to know how to fix it.

I have tried everything I could find on the internet and it still will not
search for updates.



"alan" wrote:

> Hi, I happen to be running VISTA and have same problem. Am i doomed??!!
>
> "Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:
>
> > "Rollo" <> schrieb:
> >
> > > everythime I try to connect to winduws update, no list of item can be
> > > displayed. The browser stays in "hang status", the svchost process arrives to
> > > 100% CPU until it blocks everything. No error reported.
> >
> > If you want to have it resolved now (and not wait another ~4 weeks):
> > Download and install KB927891 (v2) links to be found for your Windows
> > version in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
> >
> > After you've installed that one, download an install the actual version
> > of Windows Update Agent 3.0 via
> > http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
> >
> > I'm assuming you're *not* running Windows Vista and no 64bit version
> > of any Windows.
> >
> > Bye,
> > Freudi
> >

We have been having on ongoing problem with this svchost.exe process related
to Microsoft auto updater. I have tried applying the 927891 patch each time,
and it has resolved the problem on several. However, the last three pcs that
I have worked on that have had this issue would not run free up after
applying it. I have had to tell the users that they will need to run updates
manually for now, and am becoming quite annoyed with this issue. If you
reference the KB article, the end results that they are trying to achieve do
not look promising to begin with. This being a main component of Windows, I
would think they would have this resolved ASAP, but it is still an issue for
us four months later.

Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Weezul wrote:
> We have been having on ongoing problem with this svchost.exe process
> related
> to Microsoft auto updater. I have tried applying the 927891 patch each
> time, and it has resolved the problem on several. However, the last three
> pcs that I have worked on that have had this issue would not run free up
> after applying it. I have had to tell the users that they will need to
> run
> updates manually for now, and am becoming quite annoyed with this issue.
> If you reference the KB article, the end results that they are trying to
> achieve do not look promising to begin with. This being a main component
> of Windows, I would think they would have this resolved ASAP, but it is
> still an issue for us four months later.

"Weezul" <> schrieb:

> We have been having on ongoing problem with this svchost.exe process related
> to Microsoft auto updater. I have tried applying the 927891 patch each time,
> and it has resolved the problem on several.

And Windows Update Agnet 3.0 has been installed too? *Both*, KB927891
*and* WUA 3.0 are needed to fix the svchost permanent 100% CPU usage
in conjunction with wuauclt.exe running.

> However, the last three pcs that
> I have worked on that have had this issue would not run free up after
> applying it.

Are there any Personal Firewall applications installed on these
machines and/or any design changing "Vista Packs" and the like?
Did you try running "netsh winsock reset" under "Run" in the Start
menu and rebooted the machine? Did that help at least temporary?

Bye,
Freudi