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fjjr:
XP SP3 & v3.9.21 of Windows Repair Pro.

Since fixing a problem with services crashing, I seem to have successfully fixed it by running Restore Important Windows Services.  And I also ran a repair of the WMI and some other Windows functions.  Since then, I have noticed that periodically a black window like a Windows Command Processor window opens, but with the title svchost.exe at the top.  It generally remains for about 20 seconds and then disappears.  This behaviour did not occur before running the repairs.  Can any one please shed light on what is happening, why, whether it indicates the need to do anything further, and if so what?  I will try to get a screenprint of it and upload it here when ithis behaviour next occurs.

Samson:
Open Command Prompt and enter "Tasklist /SVC" (without the "s), this will give more info about what processes are running under the various svchost.exe entries.

fjjr:
Thanks for your reply. Samson.  Screenprints of the output attached.  Do they show anything that sheds light on my query?

Boggin:
As the services have been restored, go Start - type run and press enter.

In the Run box type msconfig and click OK then under the Services tab check the box to Hide all Microsoft services then click on Disable all - Apply - OK then reboot to see if you still get the window flashing up.

As it appears for ~20secs are you able to read any content or is it just a blank black window ?

fjjr:
Thanks Boggin.  I will try to get a screenprint in due course, but I think it is blank apart from the heading.  The only problem with disabling services as you suggest is that it is very intermittent.  It may happen only once or twice a day, I think, so it would be difficult to draw any conclusion from whether it seems to be happening after disabling the services, at least until it happens, which may take ages.  And since there is no trace of its happening after the box has closed, so far as I am aware, I would have to sit in front of the computer all day, with most of the functionality turned off, to watch for it.

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