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Many services can run in a single process

Many services can run in a single process
In this case, at least 13 processes are running under s single Svchost instance. You'll need more advanced tools to identify which of those services is active at any given time, but it's a good guess in this case that Superfetch is doing most of the work.

For a detailed discussion of when and how to manage services, see Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services
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Wrong
Show me one single documented instance where the Prefetch or Superfetch capability has been used as a source of transmitting viruses. In seven years of studying XP and two years with Vista, I have nev... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Ed Bott Posted on: 11/12/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Damnit ed....  Spiritusindomit@... | 05/20/08
It looks to me...  jbaviera@... | 05/20/08
Yes Disable Super \ Pre Fetch  pounder_arthur@... | 11/12/08
Wrong  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 11/12/08
Where did I say to disable Superfetch?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
RE: How to disable a service for good (Taming and Tweaking Windows Vista Se  atari8bit@... | 05/20/08

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