Hi.
I'm running Windows XP SP2 with latest updates installed.
I have latest ActiveX controls installed for both Microsoft Update & Automatic Updates from Microsoft's Windows Update site.
I keep Automatic Updates service & option disabled until needed & run it manually from System Properties.
The problem is, lately Automatic Updates takes a long time to run.
When I run Automatic Updates manually or automatically (sometimes), a file svchost.exe takes the entire processor & about 100 MB memory.
Therefore, it makes my PC crawl & non of the applications respond until it has finished scanning & displayed the results.
The problem is, it takes about 10 minutes to finish scanning & display results.
What could be the reason?
I never faced this problem before.
I suspect the updated ActiveX controls for either Microsoft Update and/or Automatic Updates might have got corrupt.
Is there any way to repair or reinstall them?
Or is there any other solution?
I do not want to reinstall Windows.
I have scanned my PC for any viruses, spywares, adwares, hooks, worms, etc but found none.